(1976-06-06) June 6, 1976 (age 47) Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport
Sport wrestling
Event
Greco-Roman wrestling
Club
Istanbul BB SK
Turned pro
1992
Retired
2007
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 Atlanta
82 kg
2000 Sydney
85 kg
World Championships
1993 Stockholm
82 kg
1995 Prague
82 kg
2005 Budapest
96 kg
1997 Wroclaw
85 kg
2006 Guangzhou
96 kg
European Championships
1996 Budapest
82 kg
1997 Kouvola
85 kg
1998 Minsk
85 kg
1999 Sofia
85 kg
2001 Istanbul
85 kg
2002 Seinaejoki
84 kg
2005 Varna
96 kg
2006 Moscow
96 kg
1993 Istanbul
82 kg
World Cup
1997 Tehran
86 kg
2006 Budapest
96 kg
2007 Antalya
96 kg
2002 Cairo
96 kg
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari
85 kg
1993 L-Roussillon
82 kg
Grand Prix of Germany
2005 Dortmund
96 kg
2002 Dortmund
96 kg
2004 Dortmund
96 kg
World Espoir Championships
1995 Tehran
82 kg
European Espoir Championships
1994 Istanbul
82 kg
World Juniors Championships
1994 Budapest
88 kg
1993 Goetzis
81 kg
1992 Cali
74 kg
World Cadets Championships
1992 Istanbul
76 kg
Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976, in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler.[1] 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.[2] He was ranked third in a list of all-time-best wrestlers by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).[3]
A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him.
^"International Wrestling Database". Whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^"Hamza Yerlikaya". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^"Hamza Yerlikaya: The invincible". Daily Sabah. 19 March 2016.
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