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Turgut Atakol (República de Turquía)

Nacido en marzo 29, 1905, en Istanbul, Turkey.

Passed away on abril 09, 1988, at the age of 83.

Nacionalidad

República de Turquía

Consagrado como un colaborador en el Salón de la Fama FIBA en marzo 01, 2007.

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Started to play basketball during his scholar years in the German School (Deutsche Schule) of Istanbul
Member of the basketball and rowing teams of Galatasaray Sports Club, in Istanbul
International referee: called 79 international games, including the Final of the 1955 European Championship, in Budapest, between Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Member of the Technical Commission of FIBA: 1956-1976
Founder and President of the Turkish Basketball Federation: 1958-1964
Author of the “Techniques of Basketball Refereeing”, adopted as a guidebook by FIBA
Elected to the Executive Board of the Turkish Olympic Committee: 1968
Director of the Organizing Committee of the 1971 Mediterranean Games, in Izmir
Secretary General of the Turkish Olympic Committee: 1973-1982
Vice-President of the Turkish Olympic Committee
President of the Turkish Olympic Committee: 1982-1988
IOC Member since 1984

Distinciones y Reconocimientos

Since 1994, the Turkish Basketball Federation organizes the Turgut Atakol Tournament in his honor