Yusuf Öztürk (boxer)

Yusuf Öztürk
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Öztürk
Nationality  Turkey
Born (1973-08-01) August 1, 1973
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light Heavyweight

Yusuf Öztürk (born 1 August 1973) is a Turkish light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] Participating in the 30 March–7 April 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Danish town of Vejle, he defeated Zoltán Béres of Hungary and Thomas Ulrich of Germany (10-15), ultimately sharing the bronze medal with Russia's Dmitry Vybornov. Three-and-a-half months later, at the Olympics, he was outpointed 7–15 in the first round of men's light-heavyweight division ( 81 kg) by the reigning European champion, Pietro Aurino of Italy and ended the Games tied for 17th place with fourteen other light heavyweights.[2]

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