Hasan Güngör
Medal record | ||
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Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
Competitor for Turkey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1960 Rome, Italy | Middleweight |
Silver | 1964 Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight |
World Championships | ||
Bronze | 1957 Istanbul, Turkey | Middleweight |
Bronze | 1961 Yokohama, Japan | Middleweight |
Silver | 1962 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | Middleweight |
Silver | 1966 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | Middleweight |
European Championships | ||
Gold | 1966 Karlsruhe, Germany | Middleweight |
Mediterranean Games | ||
Gold | 1963 Naples, Italy | Middleweight |
Balkan Championships | ||
Gold | 1959 Istanbul, Turkey | Middleweight |
Silver | 1960 Burgas, Bulgaria | Middleweight |
Silver | 1963 Istanbul, Turkey | Middleweight |
Bronze | 1965 Yambol, Bulgaria | Middleweight |
Hasan Güngör (July 5, 1934 – October 13, 2011) was a Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class (79 kg until 1961, 87 kg from 1961 on) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics and the silver medal at the 1964 Olympics.
He was born 1934 in Acıpayam, a town in Denizli Province of western Turkey. Besides his medal wins at two Olympics, he wrestled several titles at World, European and Balkan championships and became also European champion in his class. After his retirement from the active sports in 1967, Güngör served 21 more years as a trainer for the juniors' and seniors' national team.
Güngör was married and had three children. He lived in Denizli until his death.
Achievements
- 1957 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - bronze (Middleweight)
- 1959 Balkan Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Middleweight)
- 1960 Balkan Championships in Burgas, Bulgaria - silver (Middleweight)
- 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy - gold (Middleweight)
- 1961 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan - bronze (Middleweight)
- 1962 World Championships in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. - silver (Middleweight)
- 1963 Balkan Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - silver (Middleweight)
- 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples, Italy - gold (Middleweight)
- 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan - silver (Middleweight)
- 1965 Balkan Championships in Yambol, Bulgaria - bronze (Middleweight)
- 1966 European Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany - gold (Middleweight)
- 1966 World Championships in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. - silver (Middleweight)
- 1967 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - 4th (Middleweight)
- 1967 World Championships in New Delhi, India - 4th (Middleweight)
References
- Olympics Database
- Who is who (Turkish)
- Hasan Güngör's obituary (Turkish)