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
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1978-12-01) December 1, 1978 (age 46) Tirebolu, Giresun province, Turkey
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Turkey World Championships 2005 Budapest 120 kg European Championships 2005 Varna 120 kg Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 130 kg 2005 Almeria 120 kg World Military Championships 2003 Istanbul 130 kg 2006 Baku 130 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2010 Istanbul 120 kg Summer Universiade 2005 İzmir 120 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.

External links

• Yekta Yılmaz Gül at the International Wrestling Database
• Yekta Yılmaz Gül at Olympedia