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Müzahir Sille

1931 - 2016

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Müzahir Sille (21 September 1931 – 17 May 2016) was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Featherweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics. Born in Istanbul, he began 1949 sports wrestling in the "Istanbul Güreş Ihtisas Kulübü", a club specialized in wrestling. Competing in Greco-Roman style, Müzahir Sille became gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics after he won the silver medal twice at World championships and ranked 4th at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Müzahir Sille is the 1,215th most popular athlete (up from 1,698th in 2019), the 1,172nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,256th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Müzahir Sille ranks 1,215 out of 6,025. Before him are Ragnar Lundberg, George Underwood, Charles Gondouin, Audun Boysen, Achille Souchard, and Francis Frederick. After him are Lee Calhoun, Richard Meade, Irmgard Praetz, Charles Mathiesen, Trine Hattestad, and Albert Zürner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Müzahir Sille ranks 453. Before him are Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Paolo Portoghesi, Henry Källgren, Mary L. Good, Zoltán Latinovits, and Nadezhda Konyayeva. After him are Giovanni Battista Rabino, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Sonny Clark, Marina Popovich, Pierre Chambon, and Mitzi Gaynor. Among people deceased in 2016, Müzahir Sille ranks 398. Before him are Raúl Cárdenas, Malick Sidibé, Giorgio Albertazzi, Aage Larsen, Joe Alaskey, and Jean-Marie Doré. After him are Rita Gam, Michael Herr, Gunnel Vallquist, Halfdan T. Mahler, Heinz Ulzheimer, and Laurent Pokou.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Müzahir Sille ranks 1,172 out of 1,347. Before him are Zahrad (1924), Mateja Matevski (1929), Mustafa Ertan (1926), Evagrius of Constantinople (350), Ayşen Gruda (1944), and Özgür Özel (1974). After him are Kayahan (1949), Çağatay Ulusoy (1990), Bülent Ulusu (1923), Nevin Çokay (1930), Ayşe Erzan (1949), and Kaan Urgancıoğlu (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Türkiye

Among athletes born in Türkiye, Müzahir Sille ranks 6. Before him are Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Yusuf Dikeç (1973), Kazım Ayvaz (1938), Ahmet Ayık (1938), and Ruhi Sarıalp (1924). After him are Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968), Mahmut Demir (1970), Nur Tatar (1992), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Sibel Özkan (1988), and Nurcan Taylan (1983).

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