Hamza Yerlikaya

Hamza Yerlikaya
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1976-06-06) June 6, 1976 (age 48)
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
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stockholm 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Prague 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Budapest 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Wroclaw 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Guangzhou 96 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Budapest 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kouvola 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Minsk 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sofia 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Istanbul 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seinaejoki 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Varna 96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Istanbul 82 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Tehran 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Antalya 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cairo 96 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 L-Roussillon 82 kg
Grand Prix of Germany
Gold medal – first place 2005 Dortmund 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Dortmund 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Dortmund 96 kg
World Espoir Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tehran 82 kg
European Espoir Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Istanbul 82 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Budapest 88 kg
Gold medal – first place 1993 Goetzis 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 1992 Cali 74 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 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.

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Hamza Yerlikaya". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Hamza Yerlikaya: The invincible". Daily Sabah. 19 March 2016.