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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Kardzhali, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966) is a Turkish Olympic wrestler competing in the light flyweight (-48 kg) division. He holds two European silver medals and one gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. He was born as an ethnic Turk in Bulgaria, and emigrated to Turkey. [1]
İlyas Şükrüoğlu was born to an ethnic Turkish family in Kardzhali, Bulgaria in 1966. He started wrestling in 1975. [2] He defected and emigrated to Turkey after he escaped from the Bulgarian national wrestling team during a trip in Canada for international competitions. [1] Currently, he lives in Bursa, Turkey. [3]
He competed for Turkey in the men's freestyle 48 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, [4] where he placed sixth. [3] He competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 1989 in Switzerland, 1990 in Japan and 1993 in Canada placing 4th, 10th and 4th respectively. [4] He became the silver medalist of the 1989 European Wrestling Championships in Ankara and 1993 European Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [5] [6] He placed fifth at the 1991 European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [7] He won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games held in Athens, Greece. [8]
After his retirement, he served as a coach in the 2000s. [3]
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Kardzhali, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966) is a Turkish Olympic wrestler competing in the light flyweight (-48 kg) division. He holds two European silver medals and one gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. He was born as an ethnic Turk in Bulgaria, and emigrated to Turkey. [1]
İlyas Şükrüoğlu was born to an ethnic Turkish family in Kardzhali, Bulgaria in 1966. He started wrestling in 1975. [2] He defected and emigrated to Turkey after he escaped from the Bulgarian national wrestling team during a trip in Canada for international competitions. [1] Currently, he lives in Bursa, Turkey. [3]
He competed for Turkey in the men's freestyle 48 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, [4] where he placed sixth. [3] He competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 1989 in Switzerland, 1990 in Japan and 1993 in Canada placing 4th, 10th and 4th respectively. [4] He became the silver medalist of the 1989 European Wrestling Championships in Ankara and 1993 European Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [5] [6] He placed fifth at the 1991 European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [7] He won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games held in Athens, Greece. [8]
After his retirement, he served as a coach in the 2000s. [3]