Talat Tunçalp
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| Born |
August 1, c. 1917 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Talat Tunçalp (born August 1, c. 1917) is a Turkish former Olympian cyclist. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in the mid-to-late 1910s, with his birth year being reported as 1915,[1][2] 1917,[3] and 1919.[4]
He took up cycling, and won his first sprint race, in 1932.[3] From 1933 through 1949, he was the Turkish National Champion in the road race 16 times and the sprint 15 times.[1][2][3] He attended the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[5] finishing joint eighth in the individual road race with his country failing to medal in the team version. He also participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics,[6] but did not finish the individual race.[4]
After retiring from active competition in 1949 he became president of the Turkish Cycling Federation[6] in 1950 and held that position through 1968, the same year that he helped found what would become the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. With the death of Halet Çambel on 14 January 2014 he became the oldest surviving Turkish Olympian.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bisikletin Yaşayan Tarihi Talat TUNÇALP". Turkbike.com. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- 1 2 3 "Bir Türk Efsanesi : Talat Tunçalp". Anatolian Agency. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- 1 2 3 4 "Yaşayan bir efsane". Posta (in Turkish). Doğan Holding. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- 1 2 Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Talat Tunçalp Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Berlin'de Hitler'i gördüm". Sabah Spor (in Turkish). 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- 1 2 Bayer, Yalçın (2010-04-11). "'Bisiklet'in kıymetini bilmiyoruz". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-06-15.