Background
He was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
He was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
He competed in the Middleweight division of Greco-Roman category at the Summer Olympics 1928 and 1936. Nuri Boytorun was Turkey"s flag bearer at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After retiring from the active sports, he served as the trainer of the Turkish national team
Nuri Boytorun instructed wrestlers like Yaşar Doğu, Celal Atik, Gazanfer Bilge and Ahmet Kireççi, among others
He was technical director of the national team, which participated at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956. Accepting an offer, he emigrated to Italy, and served as the technical director of the Italian national Greco-Roman wrestling team
Nuri Boytorun died on November 28, 1988.