Reşit Karabacak (5 July 1954 – 19 November 2020) was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Born in Erzurum, Turkey, he became European champion in 1983 in Budapest, beating Efraim Kamberov (Efraim Kamberoğlu), an ethnic Turk from Bulgaria.[2]
Karabacak died from COVID-19 in Bursa on 19 November 2020, at the age of 66, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[3]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reşit Karabacak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "Reşit Karabacak winning 1983 European title in Budapest". YouTube.
- ↑ "Former Turkish wrestler dies of coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
- Reşit Karabacak at the International Wrestling Database
- Reşit Karabacak at Olympedia
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