Hasan Güngör

Olympic athlete

1934 –

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Who is Hasan Güngör?

Hasan Güngör was a Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class 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.

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Born
Jul 5, 1934
Denizli
Lived in
  • Denizli

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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