Rıza Maksut İşman

Biography

Achievements

• 1935 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:51.4 and at 10000m in 35:15.1.
• 1938 - Ran 1500m in Taksim in 4:11.2 which remained the Turkish record until 1948.
• 1939 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:08.3.
• 1940 - Participated in the 11th Balkan Games in Istanbul, where athletes from Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia have competed. He won the 800m in 2:01.2.
• 1948 - He competed for the Turkish team in 800m, 1500m and 4 × 400 m relay in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. His teammate Ruhi Sarıalp won bronze medal in triple jump. The 4 × 400 m team consisted of Seydi Dinçtürk, Rıza Maksut İşman, Doğan Acarbay and Kemal Horolu, finishing in 3:35.0.
• 1960 - Served the Turkish team as massage therapist at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome.
• 1964 - He was on the Turkish team in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.
• 1975 - He competed in the 200m, 800m, and 3000m finals in the age group 60-64 in the First World Masters Track and Field Championships held in Toronto, Canada. In the 800m with a time of 2:23.9 he placed first and broke the masters Canadian Open Record. In the 3000m he finished second with a time of 10:51.8 behind William G. Andberg who broke the masters world record with a time of 10:46.9. He placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 28.2.