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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) and was named the "Wrestler of the Century" in 1996. A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Hamza Yerlikaya is the 560th most popular wrestler (down from 427th in 2024), the 1,393rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,384th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 560 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 611. Before him are Tami Kiuru, David Hahn, Hanno Möttölä, Talal El Karkouri, Óscar Sevilla, and Synnøve Macody Lund. After him are Lorne Balfe, Anna Ottosson, Ken Liu, Ümit Karan, Alice Winocour, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 1,393 out of 1,347. Before him are Gülse Birsel (1971), Çiler İlhan (1972), Can Bonomo (1987), Fahrettin Koca (1965), Abdullah Ercan (1971), and Selen Soyder (1986). After him are Selma Gürbüz (1960), Vildan Atasever (1981), Merve Dizdar (1986), Hazal Filiz Küçükköse (1988), Ersan İlyasova (1987), and Murat Han (1975).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 14. Before him are Mahmut Atalay (1934), Ahmet Kireççi (1914), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Necmi Gençalp (1960), Taha Akgül (1990), and Rıza Kayaalp (1989). After him are Nazmi Avluca (1976), Aydın Polatçı (1977), Şeref Eroğlu (1975), Kenan Şimşek (1968), Yasemin Adar (1991), and Cenk İldem (1986).

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