Bayram Şit

Bayram Şit
Şit at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born1930
Akşar, Acıpayam, Turkey
Died (aged 89)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 62 kg
World Championships
1954 Tokyo 62 kg
World Cup
1956 Istanbul 62 kg
Mediterranean Games
1951 Alexandria 62 kg

Bayram Şit (1930 – 29 May 2019) was a Turkish featherweight freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. He also won a silver medal at the 1954 World Championships.

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bayram Şit". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Türk sporunun efsanesi Bayram Şit hayatını kaybetti!". skor.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sit, Bayram (TUR)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.