Yekta Yılmaz Gül

Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born December 1, 1978 in Tirebolu, Giresun Province) is a Turkish professional Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed for the men's 120 kg division.[1] He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[2] Gül studied at Niğde University.[3]

Yekta Yılmaz Gül
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1978-12-01) December 1, 1978
Tirebolu, Giresun province, Turkey
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Budapest120 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Varna 120 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis130 kg
Silver medal – second place2005 Almeria120 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Istanbul130 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Baku130 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2010 Istanbul120 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2005 İzmir120 kg

Gül competed in the Greco-Roman 120 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics placing 13th.[1][4] He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Wrestling Championships in Varna, Bulgaria[2][5] and at the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey, and another silver at the Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain the same year. At the 2005 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the bronze medal.[6]

He won the gold medal at the International Grand Prix Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament held in Székesfehérvár, Hungary in 2006.[7][8] Gül won the bronze medal at the 28th International Vehbi Emre Memorial Greco-Roman Tournament held in Istanbul in 2010.[9]

References
  1. "Yekta Yılmaz Gül". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  2. "Yekta Yilmaz Gül Avrupa 2.'si" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  3. "Güreş Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  4. "Hamza-Şeref fırtına gibi". Türkiye (in Turkish). 2004-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  5. Erçetin, M. Tevfik (2005-04-16). "Yekta Yılmaz Gül finali kaybetti". NTV-MSNBC (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  6. "Kan İçinde Dünya Şampiyonu". Aktif Haber (in Turkish). 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  7. "Türk güreşçiler Macaristan'da şampiyon". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  8. "Turkish wrestlers shine at International Greco-Roman Grand Prix". People's Daily Online. 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  9. "Güreşçilerimiz iyi başladı". Internet Haber (in Turkish). 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
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