Nazmi Avluca

Nazmi Avluca

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	November 14, 1976 Kargı, Çorum Province, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sport wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Romen
Club	Ankara ASKİ Sport Club
Turned pro	1996
Coached by	Mehmet Akif Pirim
Medal record Men's wrestling (Greco-Roman) Representing  Turkey Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 84 kg World Championships 2009 Herning 84 kg 1999 Athens 76 kg 2006 Guangzhou 84 kg 2011 Istanbul 84 kg 2005 Budapest 84 kg 1998 Gävle 76 kg World Cup 2010 Yerevan 84 kg 2001 Levallois 76 kg 2003 Alma Ata 84 kg 2002 Cairo 84 kg 1997 Tehran 76 kg 2007 Antalya 84 kg European Championships 2010 Baku 84 kg 2008 Tampere[1] 84 kg 2004 Haparanda 84 kg 1996 Budapest 74 kg 2009 Vilnius 84 kg 2006 Moscow 84 kg 2001 Istanbul 76 kg 1998 Minsk 76 kg Golden Grand Prix 2006 Baku 84 kg 2005 Hungary[2] 84 kg World Military Championship 2003 Istanbul 84 kg World University Championship 2002 Edmonton 84 kg World Juniors Championships 1994 Budapest 74 kg World Espoir Championships 1995 Tehran 74 kg World Cadets Championships 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. He 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.^[3]

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,^[4] 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 ^[5]

Honors

• "Best Wrestler of 2006 in Greco-Roman Style" awarded by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).^[6]

External links

• Wrestling Database – Athlete:Avluca

References

1. "Avluca`dan altın madalya!" (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. 2008-04-05.
2. "Grand Prix Grekoromen`de Nazmi Avluca altın aldı" (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. 2005-03-07.
3. "Nazmi Avluca (1975 – .... )". Kim Kimdir? (in Turkish).
4. "Team 1. Bundesliga 2005". 1. Luckenwalder Sportclub.
5. "Nazmi Avluca: Dünyada yılın güreşçisi seçildim diye övünmem" (in Turkish). Zaman Online. 2007-03-01.
6. "FILA Nazmi Avluca`yı grekoromende en iyi güreşci seçti" (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. 2006-12-08.