Mehmetbulent Torpil
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Mehmetbulent Torpil (June 17, 1965 – April 8, 2016) was a Turkish sport shooter. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the mixed skeet event, in which he tied for 13th place.{{cite web|title=Mehmet Bülent Torpil|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/mehmet-bulent-torpil-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/mehmet-bulent-torpil-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=August 14, 2016}}
Torpil was youth world champion in 1984 and the runner-up at the world championships in 1993. He holds several national records.Spor Ansiklopedisi After his death, a national trap shooting competition, organized by the Turkish Shooting and Hunting Federation, was named in his honor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.taf.gov.tr/Haberler/Detay/22-05-2021-mehmet-bulent-torpil-trap-kuluplerarasi-turkiye-sampiyonlari-belli-oldu|website=taf.gov.tr|language=Turkish|title=MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP KULÜPLERARASI TÜRKİYE ŞAMPİYONLARI BELLİ OLDU|trans-title=MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP INTER-CLUB TURKISH CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED|date=22 May 2021}}
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Category:Turkish male sport shooters
Category:Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic shooters for Turkey
Category:20th-century Turkish sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Ankara
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