Ahmet Bilek

{{Short description|Turkish wrestler (1932–1970)}}

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{{MedalSport |Men's freestyle wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition |Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold|1960 Rome | 52 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|Tehran|52 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Balkan Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1960 Burgas|52 kg}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition |World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1953 Napoli|52 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold |1955 Barcelona|52 kg}}

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Ahmet Bilek (15 March 1932 in Kula, Manisa, Turkey – 4 October 1970 in Saarbrücken, Germany){{Cite web |title=Ahmet Bilek |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60294 |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=Olympedia}} was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the flyweight class (52 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.

He was born in 1932 in the western Turkish town of Kula in Manisa Province.

After his successful participation at the Olympics in Rome, Ahmet Bilek emigrated to Germany following his teammates Mithat Bayrak and Müzahir Sille. He continued his sports career in the wrestling club KSV Köllerbach in Püttlingen, a small town near Saarbrücken and became German champion in 1966 and 1968.[http://www.ksv-witten.de/Ergebnisse/ringen__deutsche_mannschaftsmeis.htm KSV Witten] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223523/http://www.ksv-witten.de/Ergebnisse/ringen__deutsche_mannschaftsmeis.htm |date=2007-09-27 }} {{in lang|de}}

Ahmet Bilek committed suicide in 1970 in Germany.[http://www.yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2001/ARALIK/27/agumus.html Newspaper Yeni Şafak, December 27, 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090536/http://www.yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2001/ARALIK/27/agumus.html |date=September 29, 2007 }} {{in lang|tr}}

He was married to Ayten and had a son Ali and a daughter Sevil.[http://www.bumko.gov.tr/Mevzuat/ButceM/Kanun/2004bkanunu/c.cetveli.htm Budget and Financial Control Directoriate of Turkish Government] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224130200/http://www.bumko.gov.tr/mevzuat/butcem/Kanun/2004bkanunu/c.cetveli.htm |date=2007-02-24 }} {{in lang|tr}}