İsmail Oğan

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameİsmail•Oğan
Used nameİsmail•Oğan
Born5 March 1933 in Macun, Antalya (TUR)
Died26 April 2022 in Antalya, Antalya (TUR)
Measurements170 cm / 73 kg
NOC Türkiye
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

İsmail Oğan was a Turkish freestyle wrestler who won silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics and the gold medal four years later at Tokyo in the welterweight class. He also earned three medals at World Championships: silver at the 1957 World Championship and two bronze medals in 1959 and 1963. He died of multiple system organ failure in 2022.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Wrestling TUR İsmail Oğan
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver
1964 Summer Olympics Wrestling TUR İsmail Oğan
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold