Dursun Ali Eğribaş
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Dursun Ali•Eğribaş |
| Used name | Dursun Ali•Eğribaş |
| Born | 1933 in Rize, Rize (TUR) |
| Died | August 2014 in İstanbul, İstanbul (TUR) |
| NOC |  Türkiye |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Dursun Ali Eğribaş started wrestling in 1947, while he was working as a janitor at the Feshane Wrestling Club in İstanbul. In addition to his bronze medal in Greco-Roman at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Eğribaş was the Mediterranean Games Greco-Roman flyweight champion in 1959 and won gold at the 1959 and bronze at the 1960 Balkan Games. He stopped competing in 1965 and taught wrestling at his club in Feshane, and worked in trade.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | TUR |
Dursun Ali Eğribaş | |||
| Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (1–0–0 1959 Beirut WRE gold: Greco-Roman flyweight -52 kg)