Rıza Maksut İşman

Rıza Maksut İşman (1915 in Istanbul – 30 December 2004 in İzmir) was a Turkish athlete.

Biography

İşman started sports through cycling. He has many medals in track and field. He has trained many athletes, including Cahit Önel. He has been on the athletics teams of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray clubs.

Achievements

1935 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:51.4 and at 10000m in 35:15.1.^[1]
1938 - Ran 1500m in Taksim in 4:11.2 which remained the Turkish record until 1948.^[2]
1939 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:08.3.
1940 - Participated in the 11th Balkan Games in Istanbul, where athletes from Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia have competed. He won the 800m in 2:01.2.
1948 - He competed for the Turkish team in 800m (2:01.1), 1500m and 4 × 400 m relay in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. His teammate Ruhi Sarıalp won bronze medal in triple jump.^[3] The 4 × 400 m team consisted of Seydi Dinçtürk, Rıza Maksut İşman, Doğan Acarbay and Kemal Horolu, finishing in 3:35.0.
1960 - Served the Turkish team as massage therapist at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome.^[4]
1964 - He was on the Turkish team in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.^{[citation needed]}
1975 - He competed in the 200m, 800m, and 3000m finals in the age group 60-64 in the First World Masters Track and Field Championships held in Toronto, Canada. In the 800m with a time of 2:23.9 he placed first and broke the masters Canadian Open Record. In the 3000m he finished second with a time of 10:51.8 behind William G. Andberg who broke the masters world record with a time of 10:46.9. He placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 28.2.^[5]

References

^ "National Championships". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ Sporla genç kalanlar - Interview with Riza Maksut in Hürriyet newspaper
^ "Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". International Olympic Committee. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Masters Track News and Muse: A birthday gift to us all: Toronto 1975 results". Archived from the original on 21 December 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2007.

Galatasaray Athletics - cites Riza Maksut Isman (in Turkish)
11th Balkan Games - results of the 1940 Balkan Games (PDF file)
Balkan Games/Championships - Riza Maksut listed under 800 m
1948 London Olympics - review of Turkish athlete results
Olimpiyatlarda Turkler
Sporla genç kalanlar - Interview with Riza Maksut in Hürriyet newspaper
İşman'ı kaybettik - obituary
Süper Dede için gözyaşı - obituary

External links

Rıza Maksut İşman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] "National Championships". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[2] Sporla genç kalanlar - Interview with Riza Maksut in Hürriyet newspaper

[3] "Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". International Olympic Committee. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Masters Track News and Muse: A birthday gift to us all: Toronto 1975 results". Archived from the original on 21 December 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2007.

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