Reşat Erceş

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Reşat Erceş
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born(1918-06-05)5 June 1918
Sport
Sport Alpine skiing

Reşat Erceş (born 5 June 1918, date of death unknown) was a Turkish alpine skier. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. [1] He also participated in the 4 × 10 kilometer relay race, but the Turkish relay team (consisting of Reşat Erceş, Sadri Erkılıç, Mehmut Şevket Karman, Cemal Tigin) did not finish. He was the youngest Turkish athlete at these Games. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reşat Erceş Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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