İsmail Ogan

İsmail Ogan (5 March 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Ogan won a Silver medal in 1960 and a gold medal in 1964. He also won three medals at the world championships between 1957 and 1963.

Ogan began wrestling in the traditional Turkish yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) style. In 1950. he changed to freestyle wrestling after he was discovered by Yaşar Doğu. Soon after this, he joined thenational team. On the national team, he was trained by Celal Atik and Yaşar Doğu. Ogan retired from competitions in 1964, and worked as a wrestling coachİsmail Ogan(Antalya). Kenthaber Culture Council (30 January 2004)  and the national Sports Minister.

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Category:1933 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Turkey
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Turkey
Category:Turkish wrestlers