Eşref Apak

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Eşref Apak

Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall athlete at 115 kg (254 lb) was a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.[1]

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Eşref Apak
Eşref Apak in 2022
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 43)
Kalecik, Ankara, Turkey
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubEnkaspor
Coached byArtun Talay
Achievements and titles
Personal best81.45 m (2005)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2005 AlmeriaHammer throw
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 BakuHammer throw
2021 KonyaHammer throw
European Team Championships
2017 LilleHammer throw
Universiade
2005 İzmirHammer throw
World Junior Championships
2000 SantiagoHammer throw
Close

Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and originally took a fource place with 79.51 m result. After a series of doping-related disqualifications he moved up to second place after the gold medalist Koji Murofushi of Japan. However as he had been suspended from the sport for doping offenses since 2004, the IOC decided not to award the both silver and bronze medals. In 2005 Apak participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won the gold medal.

Eşref Apak is married to sprinter Sema Aydemir, and the couple has a son Ali.[2]

He served a 2-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, Stanozolol. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.[3][4]

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