Hasan Gemici

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Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold	1952 Helsinki	Flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold	1951 Alexandria, Egypt	Flyweight

Hazan Gemici (1927 in Giresun - June 25, 2001 in Kocaeli) was a Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won the gold medal in the Flyweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1952 Olympics.

He began wrestling 1949 in Izmit (Kocaeli). Hasan Gemici won the gold medal at the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, Egypt, before he became Olympic gold medalist in Helsinki, Finland the next year. After retiring from the active sports in 1955, he served as a trainer in his hometown İzmit and later in Romania.

Hasan Gemici died on June 25, 2001 at his home in İzmit following chronic renal failure. He was succeeded by his wife Nezahat Gemici and five children. A sports hall in İzmit is named after him.^[1]

[edit] Achievements

• 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, Egypt - gold (Freestyle Flyweight)
• 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland - gold (Freestyle Flyweight)

[edit] External links

• Olympics Database
• Wrestling File (Turkish)
• Newspaper Hürriyet June 25, 2001 (Turkish)

[edit] References

1. ^ Superspor (Turkish)