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Mehmetbulent Torpil

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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]

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  1. ^ "Mehmet Bülent Torpil". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Spor Ansiklopedisi
  3. ^ "MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP KULÜPLERARASI TÜRKİYE ŞAMPİYONLARI BELLİ OLDU" [MEHMET BÜLENT TORPİL TRAP INTER-CLUB TURKISH CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED]. taf.gov.tr (in Turkish). 22 May 2021.