Birthdate: April 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Söğütpınar, Samsun Province, Turkey
Died: September 18, 2022
Mustafa Dağıstanlı was a highly accomplished Turkish wrestler known for his success in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He earned multiple gold medals at the Olympics and world championships, boasting an impressive overall record of 389 wins and 4 draws in 393 matches. Dağıstanlı started his wrestling journey at 18 and swiftly climbed the ranks to become one of the world’s top wrestlers in the 1950s. Following his retirement from competitive wrestling, he moved into coaching, ventured into politics, and eventually founded his own business.
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