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Yaşar Yılmaz

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Yaşar Yılmaz
Personal information
Born (1930-03-04) 4 March 1930 (age 94)
Rize, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportOlympic wrestling
EventMen's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Yokohama Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 1955 Karlsruhe Bantamweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1956 Istanbul Bantamweight

Yaşar Yılmaz (born 4 March 1930)[1] is a Turkish former Olympian sports wrestler in the Bantamweight and Featherweight division of Men's Greco-Roman style. He won three times the silver medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in 1955, 1958 and 1962.[2][3] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics,[4] and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and placed fifth.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Müzahir Sille Son Yolculuğuna Uğurlandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. ^ "Grekoromenciler mindere çıkıyor". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). 2002-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ^ "Gurur Tablomuz - Dünya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaşar Yılmaz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Modern Olimpiyatlar ve Türkisye" (in Turkish). Spor Bilim. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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