Müzahir Sille

Müzahir Sille

Personal information
Born	(1931-09-21)21 September 1931 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	17 May 2016(2016-05-17) (aged 84)
Residence	Istanbul, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Olympic wrestling
Event(s)	Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Club	Istanbul Güreş İK (1949–1861) KSV Witten 07 (1961–1986)
Medal record Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy Featherweight World Championships 1955 Karlsruhe Featherweight 1958 Budapest Featherweight Balkan Championships 1959 Istanbul Featherweight

Müzahir Sille (21 September 1931 – 17 May 2016)^[1] was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Featherweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.

Born in Istanbul, he began 1949 sports wrestling in the "Istanbul Güreş Ihtisas Kulübü", a club specialized in wrestling. Competing in Greco-Roman style, Müzahir Sille became gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics after he won the silver medal twice at World championships and ranked 4th at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

He continued his wrestling career from 1961 on in the wrestling club KSV Witten 07 in Germany along with his teammate Mithat Bayrak, where he became regional champion. After his wrestling career ended, he returned to Istanbul to start several non-profit organizations mainly targeted towards helping the homeless. To this day he resides in Istanbul with his wife, Dinani Sille.

Achievements

• 1955 World Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany - silver (Featherweight)
• 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia - 4th (Featherweight)
• 1958 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary - silver (Featherweight)
• 1959 Balkan Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - bronze (Featherweight)
• 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy - gold (Featherweight)
• 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy - silver (Featherweight)
• 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy - bronze (Featherweight)

External links

• Olympics Database
• Who is who (Turkish)

References