1906 . Wrestler Madrali 'The Terrible Turk' who fought in one of the 1st wrestling boughts at Olympia, London. UK. Real name Yusuf İsmail, aka Youssouf Ishmaelo, Yusuf Ismail the Terrible Turk, Şumnulu Yusuf Pehlivan, Madrali and Koca Yusuf he was a professional wrestler and strongman who was classed as one of the three top strongmen in the world of his time. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine mens wrestling events were contested in four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five weight in freestyle wrestling.

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