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Ahmet Kireççi

1914 - 1979

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Ahmet Kireççi (aka Ahmet Mersinli, 27 October 1914 in Mersin – 17 August 1978 in Mersin, Turkey), was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the Olympic medal twice, the bronze medal in the Middleweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1936 Olympics and the gold medal in the Heavyweight class of Men's Greco-Roman category at the 1948 Olympics. Born in the southern city of Mersin, he began first boxing and then continued in athletics. He switched over to wrestling and took part in a yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) competition in Tarsus, where he became champion. Ahmet Kireççi was sent to Istanbul to join the Wrestling Club of Kumkapı. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Kireççi is the 284th most popular wrestler (down from 204th in 2019), the 1,225th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,229th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Ahmet Kireççi ranks 284 out of 1,027. Before him are Mark Henry, Yuji Takada, Sin Cara, Sabu, Bayley, and Søren Marinus Jensen. After him are Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Martti Nieminen, The Fabulous Moolah, Shaban Trstena, Lou Albano, and Vítězslav Mácha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Ahmet Kireççi ranks 369. Before him are John Berryman, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Franz von Werra, Andreas Kupfer, Werner Meyer, and Erich Herrmann. After him are Larry Adler, Arnold Denker, Estelle Reiner, Jale İnan, Heidi Kabel, and Ted Moore. Among people deceased in 1979, Ahmet Kireççi ranks 252. Before him are Bart McGhee, Karel Senecký, Shirley Mason, Constant Joacim, Aksel Berg, and Judee Sill. After him are Charlotte Mineau, Giovanni De Prà, Adolph Dubs, Lev Arnshtam, Curtis Stevens, and Blue Mitchell.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Kireççi ranks 1,225 out of 1,347. Before him are Okan Yalabık (1978), Yekta Uzunoglu (1953), Sinan Oğan (1967), Hatice Aslan (1962), Kenan Doğulu (1974), and Fatih Birol (1958). After him are Türkân Akyol (1928), Erkan Petekkaya (1970), Sabiha Bengütaş (1904), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Serdar Ortaç (1970), and Candan Erçetin (1963).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Ahmet Kireççi ranks 9. Before him are İsmail Ogan (1933), Bayram Şit (1930), Hamit Kaplan (1934), Yaşar Doğu (1913), Tevfik Kış (1934), and Mahmut Atalay (1934). After him are Yaşar Erkan (1911), Taha Akgül (1990), Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Hamza Yerlikaya (1976), Nazmi Avluca (1976), and Aydın Polatçı (1977).

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