Rıza Maksut İşman

Rıza Maksut İşman (1915 in Istanbul – 30 December 2004 in İzmir) was a Turkish athlete.

Biography

İşman started sports through cycling. He has many medals in track and field. He has trained many athletes, including

Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray

1935 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:51.4 and at 10000m in 35:15.1.[1]
1938 - Ran 1500m in Taksim in 4:11.2 which remained the Turkish record until 1948.^[2]
1939 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:08.3.
1940 - Participated in the 11th Balkan Games in Istanbul, where athletes from Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia have competed. He won the 800m in 2:01.2.
1948 - He competed for the Turkish team in 800m (2:01.1), 1500m and 4 × 400 m relay in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. His teammate Ruhi Sarıalp won bronze medal in triple jump.^[3] The 4 × 400 m team consisted of Seydi Dinçtürk, Rıza Maksut İşman, Doğan Acarbay and Kemal Horolu, finishing in 3:35.0.
1960 - Served the Turkish team as massage therapist at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome.^[4]
1964 - He was on the Turkish team in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.^{[citation needed]}
1975 - He competed in the 200m, 800m, and 3000m finals in the age group 60-64 in the First World Masters Track and Field Championships held in Toronto, Canada. In the 800m with a time of 2:23.9 he placed first and broke the masters Canadian Open Record. In the 3000m he finished second with a time of 10:51.8 behind William G. Andberg who broke the masters world record with a time of 10:46.9. He placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 28.2.^[5]

^ "National Championships". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ Sporla genç kalanlar - Interview with Riza Maksut in Hürriyet newspaper
^ "Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". International Olympic Committee. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Masters Track News and Muse: A birthday gift to us all: Toronto 1975 results". Archived from the original on 21 December 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2007.