Dursun Ali Eğribaş

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDursun Ali•Eğribaş
Used nameDursun Ali•Eğribaş
Born1933 in Rize, Rize (TUR)
DiedAugust 2014 in İstanbul, İstanbul (TUR)
NOC Türkiye
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Dursun Ali Eğribaş started wrestling in 1947, while he was working as a janitor at the Feshane Wrestling Club in İstanbul. In addition to his bronze medal in Greco-Roman at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Eğribaş was the Mediterranean Games Greco-Roman flyweight champion in 1959 and won gold at the 1959 and bronze at the 1960 Balkan Games. He stopped competing in 1965 and taught wrestling at his club in Feshane, and worked in trade.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Wrestling TUR Dursun Ali Eğribaş
Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze

Special Notes