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Hamza Yerlikaya

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Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976, in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time (in 1996 and 2000) Olympic champion, three-time World Champion (1993, 1995, and 2005), and the first Turkish wrestler to become European champion a record eight times, a feat that has since been matched by Rıza Kayaalp. He was ranked third in a list of all-time-best wrestlers by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA). A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamza Yerlikaya is the 539th most popular wrestler (down from 426th in 2019), the 1,364th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,384th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 539 out of 1,027. Before him are Sun Fuming, Alina Dumitru, Urška Žolnir, Khetag Gazyumov, Tyler Breeze, and Akinobu Osako. After him are Juan Marén, Torrie Wilson, Tina Trstenjak, Uta Abe, Howard Finkel, and Giorgi Gogshelidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 590. Before him are Dedimar, Tami Kiuru, David Hahn, Hanno Möttölä, Talal El Karkouri, and Óscar Sevilla. After him are Lorne Balfe, Anna Ottosson, Ken Liu, Ümit Karan, Marco Pinotti, and Mark Duplass.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 1,364 out of 1,347. Before him are Gülşen (1976), Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Gülse Birsel (1971), Can Bonomo (1987), Abdullah Ercan (1971), and Selen Soyder (1986). After him are Vildan Atasever (1981), Merve Dizdar (1986), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Murat Han (1975), Fatih Akyel (1977), and Altay Bayındır (1998).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 13. Before him are Tevfik Kış (1934), Mahmut Atalay (1934), Ahmet Kireççi (1914), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Taha Akgül (1990), and Rıza Kayaalp (1989). After him are Nazmi Avluca (1976), Aydın Polatçı (1977), Şeref Eroğlu (1975), Yasemin Adar (1991), Cenk İldem (1986), and Soner Demirtaş (1991).

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