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Hamit Kaplan

1934 - 1976

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Hamit Kaplan (20 September 1934 – 5 January 1976) was a Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler of Circassian descent in the Heavyweight class. He won the gold, silver and bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling at three consecutive Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 and 1964. Born in Hamamözü town in Amasya Province, he began wrestling as a youngster in the traditional Turkish sport Yağlı güreş (oil wrestling). Soon, he switched over to sports wrestling and became juniors champion in the Heavyweight class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamit Kaplan is the 118th most popular wrestler (down from 64th in 2019), the 1,061st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,068th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hamit Kaplan ranks 118 out of 1,027. Before him are Martin Klein, Road Dogg, Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, Verner Weckman, and Mijaín López. After him are Kalle Anttila, Johannes Kotkas, Aydin Ibrahimov, Brutus Beefcake, Kurt Pettersén, and Drew McIntyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Hamit Kaplan ranks 315. Before him are Roy Kerr, Nikolai Slichenko, Marc Rich, Galina Bystrova, Lyudmila Shevtsova, and Dick Boushka. After him are Ole Madsen, Eva-Maria Hagen, Jacek Kuroń, Zaid ibn Shaker, John Keegan, and Otis Rush. Among people deceased in 1976, Hamit Kaplan ranks 168. Before him are Ivo Van Damme, Maurice Dobb, Manuel Olivares, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, and Veikko Huhtanen. After him are Lily Pons, Edith Evans, Walter Piston, Percy Faith, Mark Tobey, and Carlos Fonseca.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hamit Kaplan ranks 1,061 out of 1,347. Before him are John Kourkouas (null), Theodotus of Byzantium (200), Ergin Ataman (1966), Alice of Antioch (1110), Tevfik Fikret (1867), and Agha Petros (1880). After him are Tarık Akan (1949), Vladimir Triandafillov (1894), Arsacius of Tarsus (400), Taner Akçam (1953), Şemsettin Günaltay (1883), and Afife Jale (1902).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Hamit Kaplan ranks 5. Before him are Mustafa Dağıstanlı (1931), Mithat Bayrak (1929), İsmail Ogan (1933), and Bayram Şit (1930). After him are Yaşar Doğu (1913), Tevfik Kış (1934), Mahmut Atalay (1934), Ahmet Kireççi (1914), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Taha Akgül (1990), and Rıza Kayaalp (1989).

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