Famous People with Name Mehmet

Mehmet Çoban            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Mehmet Çoban: was a Turkish Olympian wrestler in the heavyweight division of Greco-Roman style. A shepherd, he was discovered by the local military commander Hikmet Pasha during a Turkish traditional sport yagli güres (oil wrestling) match, and was sent to Istanbul to

Mehmet Oktav            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Mehmet Oktav: was a Turkish sports wrestler, who became Olympic gold medalist for Turkey in the Featherweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in 1948.

Mehmet Özal            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Mehmet Özal: is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

Mehmet Akif Pirim            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Mehmet Akif Pirim: is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Featherweight class (62 kg), and currently a trainer. He won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.

David Nedjate "Dave" Mehmet            Origin/Culture/Country: British

David Nedjate "Dave" Mehmet: is an English former professional football (soccer) player of Turkish extraction. His clubs included Millwall, Charlton Athletic, and Gillingham, where he made over 130 Football League appearances. He went on to play for a large number of non-league clubs and was still playing in the Kent County League at the age of 40.

Armando Mehmetaj            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Armando Mehmetaj: is an Albanian footballer, currently playing for the Swedish top level club GAIS. Memelli is listed with 140 matches and 45 goals in the Albanian Premier League, and he also played for the Norwegian club SK Brann.

Genc Mehmeti            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Genc Mehmeti: is a former Swiss footballer.During his career he played for FC Zürich, Manchester City F.C., Grasshopper-Club Zürich, FC St. Gallen, A.S. Bari and FC Baden. He earned 12 caps for the Switzerland national football team.

Nazmi Mehmeti            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Nazmi Mehmeti: also recorded as “Mehmetovitch” on the SS Goya, was an Albanian born on 25 March 1918 in Rechan, Macedonia. He came to New Zealand in 1951 at the age of 33. Mehmeti was a very well known wrestler in Macedonia in his youth: he was tough, strong and fought