Celal Sandal

Turkish boxer (1942–2006)

Born

12 March 1942, Kayseri

Died

12 December 2006, Ankara

Citizenship

Turkey

Sport

boxing

Occupation

boxer

Celal Sandal (12 March 1942, Kayseri – 12 December 2006, Ankara) was a Turkish welterweight boxer.

He participated in the 1968 Olympics, defeating Ghanaian Aaron Popoola and Bulgarian Ivan Kiriakov before losing to eventual East German champion Manfred Wolke. He competed in the Mediterranean Games twice, winning a silver medal in 1967 and a gold medal in 1971. He also won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6026714 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.