Hamza Yerlikaya

Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976, in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time (in 1996 and 2000) Olympic champion, three-time World Champion (1993, 1995, and 2005), and the first Turkish wrestler to become European champion a record eight times, a feat that has since been matched by Rıza Kayaalp. He was ranked third in a list of all-time-best wrestlers by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).

Hamza Yerlikaya
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1976-06-06) June 6, 1976
Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSport wrestling
EventGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Turned pro1992
Retired2007
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championship 3 1 1
European Championships 8 1 0
World Cup 3 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 0 1
Other 5 2 2
Total 22 5 4
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta82 kg
2000 Sydney85 kg
World Championships
1993 Stockholm82 kg
1995 Prague82 kg
2005 Budapest96 kg
1997 Wroclaw85 kg
2006 Guangzhou96 kg
European Championships
1996 Budapest82 kg
1997 Kouvola85 kg
1998 Minsk85 kg
1999 Sofia85 kg
2001 Istanbul85 kg
2002 Seinaejoki84 kg
2005 Varna96 kg
2006 Moscow96 kg
1993 Istanbul82 kg
World Cup
1997 Tehran86 kg
2006 Budapest96 kg
2007 Antalya96 kg
2002 Cairo96 kg
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari85 kg
1993 L-Roussillon82 kg
Grand Prix of Germany
2005 Dortmund96 kg
2002 Dortmund96 kg
2004 Dortmund96 kg
World Espoir Championships
1995 Tehran82 kg
European Espoir Championships
1994 Istanbul82 kg
World Juniors Championships
1994 Budapest88 kg
1993 Goetzis81 kg
1992 Cali74 kg
World Cadets Championships
1992 Istanbul76 kg

A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him.

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