Reşit Karabacak Explained

Reşit Karabacak (5 July 1954 – 19 November 2020) was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Born in Erzurum, Turkey, he became European champion in 1983 in Budapest, beating Efraim Kamberov (Efraim Kamberoğlu), an ethnic Turk from Bulgaria.[2]

Karabacak died from COVID-19 in Bursa on 19 November 2020, at the age of 66, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/resit-karabacak-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044641/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/resit-karabacak-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Reşit Karabacak winning 1983 European title in Budapest. .
  3. News: Former Turkish wrestler dies of coronavirus. Anadolu Agency. 19 November 2020.

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