Reşit Karabacak (5 July 1954 – 19 November 2020) was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Erzurum, Turkey, he became European champion in 1983 in Budapest, beating Efraim Kamberov (Efraim Kamberoğlu), an ethnic Turk from Bulgaria.
Karabacak died from COVID-19 in Bursa on 19 November 2020, at the age of 66, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reşit Karabacak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- "Reşit Karabacak winning 1983 European title in Budapest". YouTube.
- "Former Turkish wrestler dies of coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
- Reşit Karabacak at the International Wrestling Database
- Reşit Karabacak at Olympedia
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