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Yaşar Erkan

1911 - 1986

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Yaşar Erkan (30 April 1911 – 18 May 1986) was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for Turkey in the Featherweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling. Yaşar Erkan is the first Olympic champion in Turkish history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yaşar Erkan is the 291st most popular wrestler (down from 187th in 2019), the 1,229th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yaşar Erkan ranks 291 out of 1,027. Before him are Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Martti Nieminen, The Fabulous Moolah, Shaban Trstena, Lou Albano, and Vítězslav Mácha. After him are Ivan Koloff, Shohachi Ishii, Bianca Belair, Jim Duggan, Vickie Guerrero, and Jon Heidenreich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Yaşar Erkan ranks 360. Before him are Eric Williams, Chris Berger, Ruth Hussey, Kristina Brenk, Ludwig Schuberth, and Zheng Junli. After him are Johan van Hulst, Marie Kraja, Spike Jones, Nino Borsari, Jean Brichaut, and József Moravetz. Among people deceased in 1986, Yaşar Erkan ranks 270. Before him are Goffredo Parise, Sonny Terry, Adolf Brudes, Pepper Adams, Harry Voigt, and Rafael Gil. After him are Chuck McKinley, Bessie Head, Alan Jay Lerner, Forrest Tucker, Emil Jónsson, and Una Merkel.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Yaşar Erkan ranks 1,229 out of 1,347. Before him are Kenan Doğulu (1974), Fatih Birol (1958), Ahmet Kireççi (1914), Türkân Akyol (1928), Erkan Petekkaya (1970), and Sabiha Bengütaş (1904). After him are Serdar Ortaç (1970), Candan Erçetin (1963), Cemil Turan (1947), Mahsun Kırmızıgül (1969), Mehmed Uzun (1953), and Jale İnan (1914).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Yaşar Erkan ranks 10. Before him are Bayram Şit (1930), Hamit Kaplan (1934), Yaşar Doğu (1913), Tevfik Kış (1934), Mahmut Atalay (1934), and Ahmet Kireççi (1914). After him are Taha Akgül (1990), Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Hamza Yerlikaya (1976), Nazmi Avluca (1976), Aydın Polatçı (1977), and Şeref Eroğlu (1975).

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