Adil Atan

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Adil Atan
Personal information
Born1 January 1929
Adapazarı, Turkey
Died18 April 1989(1989-04-18) (aged 60)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1952 Helsinki 87 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1954 Tokyo 87 kg
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1956 Istanbul 87 kg

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adil Atan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.