Medal record | ||
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Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
Representing Turkey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1960 Rome | 87 kg | |
World Championships | ||
1962 Toledo | 87 kg | |
1963 Helsingborg | 87 kg | |
1966 Toledo | 87 kg | |
European Championships | ||
1966 Essen | 87 kg | |
Mediterranean Games | ||
1959 Beirut | 97 kg | |
Balkan Championships | ||
1959 Istanbul | 97 kg |
Tevfik Kış (10 August 1934 – 4 September 2019 [1]) was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.
Born 1934 in the village of Pelitçik in the Kargı district in the Çorum Province, he began wrestling in 1956. Competing in Greco-Roman style, Kış became a gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won later World and European championships. After his unsuccessful participation at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he retired from the active sports and served then as trainer of his country's national team. Kış was a co-founder of the Turkish Wrestling Foundation and was active on its board.
He was married with two children and lived in Ankara running a restaurant.
Medal record | ||
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Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
Representing Turkey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1960 Rome | 87 kg | |
World Championships | ||
1962 Toledo | 87 kg | |
1963 Helsingborg | 87 kg | |
1966 Toledo | 87 kg | |
European Championships | ||
1966 Essen | 87 kg | |
Mediterranean Games | ||
1959 Beirut | 97 kg | |
Balkan Championships | ||
1959 Istanbul | 97 kg |
Tevfik Kış (10 August 1934 – 4 September 2019 [1]) was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.
Born 1934 in the village of Pelitçik in the Kargı district in the Çorum Province, he began wrestling in 1956. Competing in Greco-Roman style, Kış became a gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won later World and European championships. After his unsuccessful participation at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he retired from the active sports and served then as trainer of his country's national team. Kış was a co-founder of the Turkish Wrestling Foundation and was active on its board.
He was married with two children and lived in Ankara running a restaurant.