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Hamza Yerlikaya
Full name: Hamza Yerlikaya
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (176 cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Born: June 3, 1976 in Kadıköy, İstanbul, Turkey
Affiliations: İstanbul BB, Istanbul (TUR)
Country: 
Turkey
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)
Biography
Hamza Yerlikaya had the following finishes at major championships – 1993 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1995 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2005 World Championship: 96.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2006 World Championship: 96.0 kg. Greco-Roman (3rd); 1998 World Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (5th); 2002 World Championship: 84.0 kg. Greco-Roman (6th); 2003 World Championship: 84.0 kg. Greco-Roman (7th); 2001 World Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (9th); 1994 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (12th); 1999 World Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (21st); 1996 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1997 European Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1998 European Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1999 European Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2001 European Championship: 85.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2002 European Championship: 84.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2005 European Championship: 96.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 2006 European Championship: 96.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1993 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1994 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (5th); 1995 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (7th). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman | Turkey | TUR | 1 | Gold | |
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman | Turkey | TUR | 1 | Gold | |
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman | Turkey | TUR | 4 |
Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Standings | 1 | 1996-07-19 | |||
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1996-07-20 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (3-0) (5:00), Zander (GER) | 3 |
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-07-20 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (1-0) (8:00), Lidberg (SWE) | 1 |
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Quarter-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-07-20 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (5-0) (5:00), Tsilent (BLR) | 5 |
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Round Two | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-07-19 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (7-0) (5:00), Turlykhanov (KAZ) | 7 |
| 1996 Summer | 20 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Round One | Match #10 | AC | 1996-07-19 | Yerlikaya (TUR) |
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MR | W | L | CP | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Standings | 1 | 2000-09-25 | |||||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2000-09-27 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (3-3) (9:00), Bárdosi (HUN) | 3 | ||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Semi-finals | Match #1 | 1 | 2000-09-27 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (3-0) (6:00), Vakht'angadze (GEO) | 3 | ||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Quarter-finals | Match #1 | 1 | 2000-09-27 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (3-0) (6:00), Méndez (CUB) | 3 | ||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Round One Pool One | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Round One Pool One | Match #1 | 1 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (5-1) (9:00), Zander (GER) | 5 | |||||
| 2000 Summer | 24 | Sydney | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Round One Pool One | Match #2 | 1 | Yerlikaya (TUR) grand superiority (10-0) (1:55), Asell (FIN) | 10 | |||||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Standings | 4 | 2004-08-24 | |||||||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Final Round | Match 3/4 | 2 | 2004-08-25 | Makarenko (BLR) decision (2-1) (9:00), Yerlikaya (TUR) | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 2 | 2004-08-25 | Abrahamian (SWE) decision (3-0) (6:00), Yerlikaya (TUR) | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Pool E | 1 | 2004-08-24 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Pool E | Match #1 | 1 | 2004-08-24 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (4-1) (6:00), Darahan (UKR) | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Pool E | Match #2 | 1 | 2004-08-24 | Yerlikaya (TUR) default (5-2) (2:52), Metodiev (BUL) | 5 | 4 | |||
| 2004 Summer | 28 | Athina | Wrestling | Turkey | TUR | Pool E | Match #3 | 1 | 2004-08-24 | Yerlikaya (TUR) decision (3-0) (6:00), Thomberg (EST) | 3 | 3 |
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