Mehmetbulent Torpil Explained

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.[1]

Torpil was youth world champion in 1984 and the runner-up at the world championships in 1993. He holds several national records.[2] After his death, a national trap shooting competition, organized by the Turkish Shooting and Hunting Federation, was named in his honor.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mehmet Bülent Torpil. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/mehmet-bulent-torpil-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. August 14, 2016.
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  3. Web site: MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP KULÜPLERARASI TÜRKİYE ŞAMPİYONLARI BELLİ OLDU. taf.gov.tr. Turkish. MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP INTER-CLUB TURKISH CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. 22 May 2021.