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the Olympic torch from the St.
George Church on Lykavittos Hill
in Athens. The historical duty
undertaken by Kutluay, was also
a sign of friendship between
the Greek and Turkish Olympic
Committees.
Our first gold medal came from
Nurcan Taylan in women’s
weightlifting. Taylan topped the
rostrum breaking two World and
five Olympic records in 48 kg
category. In her struggle against
Chinese Zhuo Li, Nurcan Taylan
snatched a new Olympic record
of 90 kg in her first attempt.
Lifting 95 kg and then 97,5 kg
in the remaining attempts, all
new Olympic and World records,
she finished snatch 5 kg ahead
of her rival who lifted 92.5 kg.
In clean and jerk, Taylan took a
risk and started with 107.5 kg
which brought her to 205 kg in
total, another Olympic record.
Taylan successfully lifted 112,5
kg in her third attempt, reaching
210 kg, yet the new Olympic and
World records. Taylan won the
gold medal when Zhuo Li was
unsuccessful in lifting 120 kg.
Dedicating her championship
to Turkish nation, Taylan said
“It
was too late a medal for Turkish
women. I’ve won it, made
history and stopped the time”
In his article entitled
“Victory
of Science”
sports writer Esat
Yılmaz writes
“This great victory
that filled us with pride and gave
moral support to the Turkish
Olympic Team didn’t happen
all by itself. What is behind this
historic gold medal, a product
of arduous work? How did she
condition herself and train for
the Games? I’m sure you all
want to know the answers. I
had already underlined the
fact that victors are always
victorious mentally first. I found
the answers when I saw Nurcan
üst noktasındaki Aya Yorgi
Manastırı’ndan alarak aşağıya
indirdi. Kutluay’ın üstlendiği
bu tarihi görev, Yunan ve Türk
Olimpiyat komiteleri arasındaki
dostluğun bir göstergesiydi.
1948 Londra Olimpiyat
Oyunları’ndan sonra en fazla
madalyayı elde ettiğimiz Atina
2004’te ilk altın madalyamız
halterde Nurcan Taylan’dan
geldi. Kadınlar 48 kiloda iki
dünya ve beş Olimpiyat rekoru
kırarak şeref kürsüsünün en
üst basamağına çıkan Nurcan
Taylan, Çinli Zhuo Li ile giriştiği
mücadelede, koparmada ilk
hakkında 90 kiloyla Olimpiyat
rekorunu kırdı. Ardından 95
kiloyla Olimpiyat ve Dünya
rekorlarını yenileyen Taylan,
son kaldırışında da 97.5 kilo
yaparak 92.5’ta kalan Li’ye
beş kilo fark attı. Silkmede
iyi olan Li’ye karşı 107.5 kilo
ile başlayarak riski göze
alan Taylan, bu kaldırışıyla
toplamda 205 kiloya ulaştı
so warmly hugging Turgay
Biçer, the mentor of the Team.
Turgay Biçer is not unfamiliar for
people interested in sports. He
was the mentor of Galatasaray
when the team won UEFA Cup
and dominated the Turkish
cups. He was there as a mentor
when Turkish basketball team
came in second at the European
Basketball Championships. And
he was the one provided Nurcan
Taylan great motivation. When
I asked this humble but very
able sport scientist the sec ret
behind his success, he replied
smilingly “We only did what
science says”. When I asked for
more details, he said “We taught
Nurcan that victories are won
mentally first”. Apparently, he
was not willing to give more
details. But when I insisted he
said “First of all, we showed her
how to concentrate, focusing
one’s mind on a point and
drain it off when necessary. For
concentration, we did that while
she listened to relaxing music,
sounds of birds and waves. All
these are the methods sport
science puts in our disposal.
Surely, Nurcan’s willingness to
use these methods also played
an important role. Take my word,
she strived more than all of us
and won by her own efforts.”
Biçer was the first mentor ever
who joined the Turkish Olympic
Team.
The second gold medal also
came from weightlifting at its
prime in Athens from Halil
Mutlu (56 kg). Lifting the 130
and 135 kilos in the snatch
easily, Mutlu failed in his third
attempt for the world record at
140 kg. He had the advantages
when his rival Chinese Meijin
Ju couldn’t manages to lift
more than 125 kg. In clean and
jerk, Mutlu lifted the 160 kg
and guaranteed the gold medal
ve Olimpiyat rekoru kırdı.
İkinci hakkında 112.5 kiloyu
kaldıramayan haltercimiz,
son hakkında bu kiloyu da
omuzlayarak toplamda 210
kiloyla Olimpiyat ve Dünya
rekorlarını bir kez daha yeniledi.
İlk hakkını 112.5 ile kullanan
Çinli Li, tartıda kilo avantajı
olan Taylan’ı geçebilmek için
girdiği 120 kiloyu iki hakkında
da kaldıramayınca, sporcumuz
altın madalyanın sahibi oldu.
Şampiyonluğunu Türk ulusuna
armağan eden Taylan’ın altın
madalya sonrası söyledikleri
ilginçti
“Türk kadını için çok geç
kalınmış bir madalyaydı. Ben
aldım, tarihe geçtim ve zamanı
durdurdum.”
Spor yazarı Esat Yılmaer, bu
tarihi başarının ardındaki
gerçeklere değindiği Hürriyet
gazetesindeki ‘Bilimin Zaferi’
başlıklı yazısında şöyle diyordu:
Bize Atina’da büyük bir gurur
yaşatan ve oyunların ilk
gününde tüm Türk kafilesine
Atina 2004’ün madalyaları: Sedat Artunç, Halil Mutlu ve Nurcan Taylan
The ones who gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Sedat Artunç, Halil Mutlu and Nurcan Taylan
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