Halil Zıraman

Halil İbrahim Zıraman (1927-1984) was a javelin thrower from Turkey, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics in 1948 and 1952.

Halil İbrahim Zıraman
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born1927
Zıraman village, Kula, Manisa Province, Turkey
Died1984 (aged 56–57)
Years active1947-1957
Sport
SportJavelin throw
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)65.41 m NR (1949)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
1951 Alexandria Javelin

Halil İbrahim was born 1927 in Zıraman village of Kula district in Manisa Province. He finished the elementary school in his village, and the secondary school in Simav. He graduated from the Agricultural Machinery Vocational College in Ankara following his education at the Agriculture Vocational High School in Bornova, İzmir.[1]

He began with javelin sport in 1947 at the high school in İzmir. Zıraman set his first national record on June 20, 1948 with 60.28 m. He improved his records four times, and set his personal best with 65.41 m on August 24, 1949.[1][2]

Zıraman, who was also active in discus throwing and shot put events, retired in 1957. He died in 1984 due to heart failure.[1]

He was a member of the Fenerbahçe Athletics team.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1948 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 22nd 53.30 m
1949 Mediterranean Games Istanbul, Turkey 1st 61.31 m
1951 Mediterranean Games Alexandria, Egypt 2nd 63.62 m
1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 21st 61.19 m

References
  1. "Zıraman Köyünün yetiştirdiği Milli sporcu Halil İbrahim Zıramanîn özgeçmişi" (in Turkish). Ziraman AzBuz. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  2. Özaydın, Emre & Nalan Muslu. "Olimpiyadlar'da Türkler" (in Turkish). Atletik. Retrieved 2012-05-29.


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