Hamza Yerlikaya

Hamza Yerlikaya

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1976-06-06) June 6, 1976 (age 48) 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.