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Place of Birth: Çorum, Turkey
About Mahmut Atalay
- Mahmut Atalay (March 30, 1934 – December 4, 2004) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach.
- He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, placing fourth in 1964.He was born 1934 in Çorak, a village of Çorum Province in northern Turkey, as a member of a family that emigrated from the Caucasus after 1864.
- He began wrestling in the traditional Turkish karakucak style before changing to freestyle wrestling.
- He was admitted to the national team after winning the national title in 1959, and received training by the renowned wrestlers such as Yasar Dogu, Celal Atik and Nasuh Akar.
- He became national champion 15 times, and besides his Olympic gold won several medals at other international competitions.
- In 1968, he was honored by the International Wrestling Federation with the award "Most Technical Wrestler of the World".
- He retired from competitions in 1968 and then worked as a national wrestling coach for 16 years. Atalay died on December 4, 2004 in Ankara following a heart attack.
- He was survived by his wife Perihan and three children.
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