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Biography
Bayram Şit (born 1930) is a former Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won the gold medal in the Featherweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1952 Olympics.
He was born 1930 in the village Akşar of Acıpayam district of Denizli Province, Turkey. He won the gold medal at the 1951 Mediterranean Games and the 1952 Summer Olympics and became 1954 World silver medalist in Japan. After participating the second time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he reached the 4th rank, Bayram Şit resigned from the active sports.
He then served as trainer of Turkey's national team. He was invited to France to train the French national team, helped many French wrestlers to win medals at the World championships.
Bayram Şit is currently living in Ankara.
Achievements
- 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, Egypt - gold (Featherweight)
- 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland - gold (Featherweight)
- 1954 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan - silver (Featherweight)
- 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia - 4th (Featherweight)