Yekta Yılmaz Gül
Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
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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]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 1, 1978 Tirebolu, Giresun province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
