Ahmet Yılmaz
Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
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Ahmet Yılmaz (born 2 February 1996) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 82 kg division.[1]
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| Born | 2 February 1996 Muş, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, he reached the semifinals of the men's Greco-Roman 82 kg category by defeating Kyrgyz Azat Salidinov 7–4 in the first round, Belarusian Stanislau Shafarenka 5–3 in the second round, and Russia's Islam Aliev 7–5 in the quarterfinals. He lost 3–2 to Hungarian Erik Szilvássy in the semifinals. In the bronze medal match, he defeated Azerbaijan's Gurban Gurbanov 8-1 and won the bronze medal.[2][3]
At the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Yılmaz competed in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg event. In his opening match, he defeated Qatar's Saoud Berak Almefoaey by technical superiority, 10–0. In the subsequent round, he overcame Bulgaria's Stoyan Kubatov 5–3 to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal, he was defeated by Armenian wrestler Malkhas Amoyan, but as Amoyan advanced to the final, Yılmaz qualified for the repechage. In the repechage round, he defeated American Kamal Bey 4–2 to gain entry into the bronze medal match. There, Yılmaz faced Iran's Alireza Abdevali and secured the bronze medal with a 6–3 victory.[4]