| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
| Competitor for Turkey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne, Australia | Welterweight |
| Gold | 1960 Rome, Italy | Welterweight |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| Silver | 1959 Beirut, Lebanon | Welterweight |
| Balkan Championships | ||
| Silver | 1959 Istanbul, Turkey | Middleweight |
| Tournaments | ||
| Gold | 1959 Savona, Italy | Middleweight |
| Silver | 1959 Split, Yugoslavia | Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak (March 3, 1929, Adapazarı, Turkey), is a former Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won two gold medals in the Welterweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 1956 Olympics and 1960 Olympics.
Born on March 3, 1929 in Adapazarı of Sakarya Province, he began 1948 the wrestling sport in Sakarya Güneş Spor club. Following his admission to the national team, he was trained by the renowned wrestlers Gazanfer Bilge, Mehmet Oktav, Hüseyin Erkmen and Celal Atik. Mithat Bayrak won the gold medal twice for Turkey at the Olympic Games.
He ceased his international career after the 1960 Olympics and emigrated to Germany, where he joined the wrestling sports club KSV Witten 07. There, he wrestled almost 20 years more and served later also as trainer.
Currently, he runs a restaurant in Witten, Germany.