Tayyar Yalaz (1901 – 12 October 1943) was a

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sport

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, who competed at the

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and

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. He was born in 1901 in

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and began wrestling at

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in Istanbul. Tayyar Yalaz participated at the Summer Olympics in

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and in

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. In 1928, he wrestled in the 67 kg division and became 4th, which was the best place Turkey has ever received at the Olympics. He served as the president of the Turkish Wrestling Federation from 1938 on until his death in 1943. He had the rank of a major.

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* 1901 births 1943 deaths Sport wrestlers from Istanbul Kuleli Military High School alumni Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Turkish Army officers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub