Turkish Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling Federation

Taekwondo Federation

Ankara, Turkey

Region served

Turkey

Official language

Turkish

President

Niyazi KurtWebsitetvgfbf.gov.tr

Turkish Bodybuilding, Fitness and Armwrestling Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Vücut Geliştirme, Fitness ve Bilek Güreşi Federasyonu, shortly TVGFBF) is the governing body of bodybuilding, physical fitness and arm wrestling in Turkey.^[1] It was formed in 1991, and is based in Ankara.^[2] It is a member of the World Bodybuilding Federation, World Fitness Federation and World Armwrestling Federation . It organizes Turkish championships for each sport branch, and selects national teams for international competitions. President of the federation is Niyazi Kurt.^[3]

History

Bodybuilding

Developed by Eugen Sandow (1867–1925), and took its current form in the early 1980s, the bodybuilding was pioneered in Turkey by Ahmet Enünlü (born 1948). The sport became popular in Turkey, and was included into the Turkish Weightlifting Federation. After many years, it has gradually turned into an individual area since 1982. In 1991, the Turkish Bodybuilding Federation was established.^[1]

Fitness

The fitness sport was incorporated into the Turkish Bodybuilding Federation in 1997. The federation was renamed to Turkish Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation.^[1]

Arm wrestling

Arm wrestling became first time known in Turkey in 1991,^[1] when Haydar Gidil won the gold medal in the 70 kg category at the World Armwrestling Championship held in Netanya, Israel.^[4] It was officially recognized in 1998, and the first Turkish Championship was held in Yalova that year. Arm wrestling became part of the federation four years later in 2001. ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vücut Geliştirme, Bilek Güreşi, Fitness" (in Turkish). TVGFBF. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "Turkey". Armwrestling World. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "Turkish Federation Elections". Arm Power. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "1991 WAF World Championships - Xll WAF World Championships - Netanya Israel". Canadian Arm Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2022.