/ Stars that died in 2023: Hasan Güngör, Turkish Olympic gold (1960) and silver (1964) medal-winning weightlifter, died he was 77.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Hasan Güngör, Turkish Olympic gold (1960) and silver (1964) medal-winning weightlifter, died he was 77.

Hasan Güngör was a Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class (79 kg until 1961, 87 kg from 1961 on) 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.

(July 5, 1934 – October 13, 2011)

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