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'''Dionis Sakalak''' was a Turkish Greek [[basketball]] player of the pre-[[World War II]] era. | '''Dionis Sakalak''' was a Turkish Greek [[basketball]] player of the pre-[[World War II]] era. | ||
| − | Sakalak was born on [[October 22]], [[1913]]. He played for Kurtulus, formerly called Tatavla. | + | Sakalak was born on [[October 22]], [[1913]]. He played for Kurtulus, formerly called Tatavla, a club founded and manned by Istanbul's Greek population. |
| − | Sakalak played for the national Basketball team of Turkey and was part of the squad that competed in the [[1936]] Berlin Olympics. | + | Sakalak played for the national Basketball team of Turkey and was part of the squad that competed in the [[1936]] Berlin Olympics. He also participated, on [[June 25]], [[1936]] in Turkey's match against [[National Basketball Team|Greece]] - the inaugural match of the Greek side. |
[[Category:1913 births|Sakalak, Dionis]] | [[Category:1913 births|Sakalak, Dionis]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Greek Diaspora|Sakalak, Dionis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, January 24, 2011
Dionis Sakalak was a Turkish Greek basketball player of the pre-World War II era.
Sakalak was born on October 22, 1913. He played for Kurtulus, formerly called Tatavla, a club founded and manned by Istanbul's Greek population.
Sakalak played for the national Basketball team of Turkey and was part of the squad that competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He also participated, on June 25, 1936 in Turkey's match against Greece - the inaugural match of the Greek side.