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Adil Atan

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Adil Atan
Personal information
Born1 January 1929
Adapazarı, Turkey
Died18 April 1989(1989-04-18) (aged 60)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 87 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1954 Tokyo 87 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1956 Istanbul 87 kg

Adil Atan (Abkhaz: name Twanba, 1 January 1929 – 18 April 1989) was a Turkish wrestler. He was born in Adapazarı in the Sakarya Province. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1952, and also competed at the 1956 Olympics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adil Atan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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