İlyas Şükrüoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens -48 Kg
European Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Istanbul-48 kg
Silver medal – second place1989 Ankara-48 kg

İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966) is a Turkish Olympic wrestler competing in the light flyweight (-48 kg) division. He holds two European silver medals and one gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. He was born as an ethnic Turk in Bulgaria, and emigrated to Turkey.[1]

Early life

İlyas Şükrüoğlu was born to an ethnic Turkish family in Kardzhali, Bulgaria in 1966. He started wrestling in 1975.[2] He defected and emigrated to Turkey after he escaped from the Bulgarian national wrestling team during a trip in Canada for international competitions.[1] Currently, he lives in Bursa, Turkey.[3]

Career

He competed for Turkey in the men's freestyle 48 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea,[4] where he placed sixth.[3] He competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 1989 in Switzerland, 1990 in Japan and 1993 in Canada placing 4th, 10th and 4th respectively.[4] He became the silver medalist of the 1989 European Wrestling Championships in Ankara and 1993 European Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6] He placed fifth at the 1991 European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[7] He won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games held in Athens, Greece.[8]

After his retirement, he served as a coach in the 2000s.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bulgaristan'da Doğan Büyük Sporcular" (in Turkish). Burhan Aytekin. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Milliyet Sayfa 17 Spor". Milliyet Gazete Arşivi (in Turkish). 12 May 1989. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Olimpiyatlar ve Türk güreşi (9)". Türkiye (in Turkish). 23 June 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Llyas Şükrüoğlu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Tarhan, Avni (18 May 2017). "Serbest Güreşte 4 Kez Avrupa Takım Şampiyonıyuz". Kahramanmaraş Manşet (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Avrupa Şampiyonları" (in Turkish). Güreş Vitrini. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonaları Tarihi 1929-2001" (in Turkish). Güreş Dosyası. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Yıl:1991 Ay:7 Gün:8". Cumhuriyet Arşivi (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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