Nazmi Avluca

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]

Nazmi Avluca
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1976-11-14) November 14, 1976
Kargı, Çorum Province, Turkey
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKİ Sport Club
Turned pro1996
Coached byMehmet Akif Pirim
Medal record
Men's wrestling (Greco-Roman)
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 84 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Athens76 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Herning84 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Guangzhou84 kg
Bronze medal – third place1998 Gaevle76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Budapest84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Budapest74 kg
Gold medal – first place2004 Haparanda84 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Tampere84 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Baku84 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Vilnius84 kg
Bronze medal – third place1998 Minsk76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Istanbul76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Moscow84 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2001 Levallois76 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Yerevan84 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Tehran76 kg
Silver medal – second place2002 Cairo84 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Alma Ata84 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2006 Baku84 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Istanbul84 kg
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Edmonton84 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Budapest74 kg
World Espoir Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Tehran74 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Istanbul60 kg

Wrestling career

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

References
  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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