Hamza Yerlikaya
Olympic athlete
1976 –
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Who is Hamza Yerlikaya?
Hamza Yerlikaya is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic champion, three-time World Champion, and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European champion eight times. He was named The Wrestler of the century in 1996 by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles.
A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him.
Between 2007-2011, he was a deputy of the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1976
Kadıköy - Also known as
- Asrın Güreşcisi
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Lived in
- Istanbul
- Kadıköy
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on July 23, 2013
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