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Nazmi Avluca

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Nazmi Avluca
Personal information
Birth nameNazmi Avluca
Full nameNazmi Avluca
NationalityTurkish
Born (1976-11-14) November 14, 1976 (age 48)
Kargı, Çorum Province, Turkey
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKİ Sport Club
Turned pro1996
Coached byMehmet Akif Pirim
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 84 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Athens 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Herning 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Guangzhou 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Gaevle 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Budapest 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Haparanda 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tampere 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baku 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vilnius 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Minsk 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Istanbul 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Moscow 84 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Levallois 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Yerevan 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Tehran 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cairo 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Alma Ata 84 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2006 Baku 84 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Istanbul 84 kg
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Edmonton 84 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Budapest 74 kg
World Espoir Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tehran 74 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Istanbul 60 kg

Nazmi Avluca (pronounced [ˈnazmiː ˈavludʒa]; born November 14, 1976, in Kargı, Çorum Province), is a Turkish sports wrestler, who has won several titles at international competitions including four European and two FILA Wrestling World Championships in the Men's Greco-Roman category.[1]

Wrestling career

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Nazmi Avluca took also part at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics without success, and then finally achieved Olympic success with a bronze medal in 2008 in Beijing. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Currently, he is an active member of the Emlakspor club in Istanbul.[2]

Born in the Central Anatolian town Kargı of Çorum Province, he began early sport wrestling at the Wrestling Training Center in Bolu in 1987. Admitted to the national Greco-Roman team in 1991, he won his first international gold in the 60 kg division at the 1992 World Cadets Championships held in Istanbul.

Nazmi Avluca was transferred to the German wrestling club 1. Luckenwalder SC in 2005,[3] where undefeated, he helped his team become the German champions in 2006 for the first time in their club history. He returned home to join Şekerspor Club in Konya before the 2006 World Championships [4]

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  2. ^ "Nazmi Avluca (1975 – .... )". Kim Kimdir? (in Turkish).
  3. ^ "Team 1. Bundesliga 2005". 1. Luckenwalder Sportclub.
  4. ^ "Nazmi Avluca: Dünyada yılın güreşçisi seçildim diye övünmem" (in Turkish). Zaman Online. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "FILA Nazmi Avluca'yı grekoromende en iyi güreşci seçti" (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. December 8, 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
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