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Ahmet Ayık

1938 - Today

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Ahmet Ayık (born March 31, 1938), is a former Turkish World champion of Karachay origin and Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (97 kg) and a sports executive. He won the silver medal at the 1964 Olympics in Men's Freestyle wrestling and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Ayık is the 901st most popular athlete (down from 425th in 2024), the 1,128th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,080th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ahmet Ayık ranks 901 out of 6,025. Before him are Gustaf Weidel, András Balczó, Eugène Grisot, Vanderlei de Lima, Renzo Minoli, and Amelia Piccinini. After him are Marcel Hansenne, Margitta Gummel, Waldemar Baszanowski, Ruhi Sarıalp, Willie Steele, and Rafael Chimishkyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ahmet Ayık ranks 411. Before him are Connie Stevens, Indira Nath, Millie Perkins, Mahmoud El-Gohary, András Balczó, and Tibor Csernai. After him are Teresa Stratas, Jacques Diouf, Viktor Kosichkin, Halina Górecka, Diana Muldaur, and Ajdar Ismailov.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ayık ranks 1,128 out of 1,347. Before him are Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898), Muharrem İnce (1964), Naci Erdem (1931), Bülent Eken (1923), Ferit Melen (1906), and Toros Toramanian (1864). After him are Turan Dursun (1934), Ruhi Sarıalp (1924), Nezihe Muhiddin (1889), Halit Akçatepe (1938), Necati Şaşmaz (1971), and Cevdet Yılmaz (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Türkiye

Among athletes born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ayık ranks 4. Before him are Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Yusuf Dikeç (1973), and Kazım Ayvaz (1938). After him are Ruhi Sarıalp (1924), Müzahir Sille (1931), Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968), Mahmut Demir (1970), Mehmet Özal (1978), Nur Tatar (1992), Hamide Bıkçın (1978), and Süreyya Ayhan (1978).

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