Tevfik Kış

Tevfik Kış (10 August 1934 – 4 September 2019[1]) was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer.

Born 1934 in the village of Pelitçik in the Kargı district in the Çorum Province, he began wrestling in 1956.

Competing in Greco-Roman style, Kış became a gold medalist in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

After his unsuccessful participation at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he retired from the active sports and served then as trainer of his country's national team.

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