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Yusuf İsmail (1857 – July 4, 1898), also known as Youssouf Ishmaelo, was a Turkish professional wrestler who competed in Europe and the United States as Yusuf Ismail the Terrible Turk during the 1890s. During his lifetime, native Turks knew him as Şumnulu Yusuf Pehlivan.
Wrestler Madrali 'The Terrible Turk' who fought in one of the 1st wrestling boughts at Olympia, London. UK. Real name Yusuf İsmail, aka Youssouf Ishmaelo, Yusuf Ismail the Terrible Turk, Şumnulu Yusuf Pehlivan, Madrali and Koca Yusuf he was a professional wrestler and strongman who was classed as one of the three top strongmen in the world of ...
Ahmed Madrali, Turkish wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1904 after losing a match for the world wrestling championship at Olympia against the Russian Georges Hackenschmidt. The match lasted just forty seconds as Madrali had his right arm dislocated.
22 kwi 2012 · In 1905, Madrali made up for this defeat by winning the wrestling championship of southern France defeating “The German Oak” Ernest Siegfried. As evident in this rare picture taken from around that time, “The Terrible Turk” was also clearly a big fan of kettlebell training.
Ahmed Madrali, Turkish wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1904 after losing a match for the world wrestling championship at Olympia against the Russian Georges Hackenschmidt. The match lasted just forty seconds as Madrali had his right arm dislocated.
23 maj 2003 · Ismael Yousouf, known as the ‘Terrible Turk” to the wrestlers all over the world, was a steerage passenger on board La Bourgogne. He was born in Shumia, Turkey [now part of Bulgaria], thirty-five years ago. He was six feet two inches in height and weighted 240 pounds.
Ahmed Madrali, Turkish wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1904 after losing a match for the world wrestling championship at Olympia against the Russian Georges Hackenschmidt. The match lasted just forty seconds as Madrali had his right arm dislocated.
