Celal Sandal
Celal Sandal (12 March 1942, Kayseri – 12 December 2006, Ankara) was a Turkish welterweight boxer.
| Celal Sandal | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | welterweight |
| Born | 12 March 1942 Kayseri, Turkey |
He participated in the 1968 Olympics, defeating Ghanaian Aaron Popoola and Bulgarian Ivan Kiriakov before losing to eventual East German champion Manfred Wolke. He competed in the Mediterranean Games twice, winning a silver medal in 1967 and a gold medal in 1971. He also won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
1968 Olympic results
Below is the record of Celal Sandal, a Turkish welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Aaron Popoola (Ghana) by decision, 3-2
- Round of 16: defeated Ivan Kiriakov (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest
- Quarterfinal: lost to Manfred Wolke (East Germany) by decision, 1-4
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Celal Sandal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
- Celal Sandal’ın ölümü üzüntü yarattı, Hürriyet (in Turkish)
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