İsmail Ogan

İsmail Ogan (5 March 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He also collected three medals at the world championships between 1957 and 1963.[1][2]

İsmail Ogan
Ogan, at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 March 1933 (1933-03-05)
Antalya, Turkey[1]
Died26 April 2022(2022-04-26) (aged 89)
Antalya, Turkey
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDarai Teheran[2]
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 78 kg
1960 Rome 73 kg
World Championships
1963 Sofia78 kg
1959 Tehran73 kg
1957 Istanbul73 kg
World Cup
1958 Sofia 73 kg

Ogan began wrestling in the traditional Turkish yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) style and in 1950 changed to freestyle wrestling after he was discovered by Yaşar Doğu. Soon, he was admitted to the national team, where he was trained by Celal Atik and Yaşar Doğu. Ogan retired from competitions in 1964, and then worked as a wrestling coach[3] and the national Sports Minister.[2]

References
  1. İsmail Ogan. sports-reference.com
  2. İsmail Ogan. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. İsmail Ogan(Antalya). Kenthaber Culture Council (30 January 2004) (in Turkish)


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