Celal Sandal (12 March 1942,
Kayseri – 12 December 2006,
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, mak ...
) was a Turkish welterweight boxer.
He participated in the
1968 Olympics 1968 Olympics may refer to:
* 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Mexico City, Mexico
* 1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter ...
, defeating Ghanaian
Aaron Popoola
Aaron Popoola (born 22 March 1942) is a former Ghanaian boxer. He participated in the 1968 Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Turkish Celal Sandal. He participated in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1966 Comm ...
and Bulgarian
Ivan Kiriakov
Ivan Kiryakov (born 5 July 1943) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Ol ...
before losing to eventual East German champion
Manfred Wolke
Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''.
Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweigh ...
. He competed in the Mediterranean Games twice, winning a silver medal in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
and a gold medal in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
. He also won a bronze medal at the