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Hamza Yerlikaya

1976 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hamza Yerlikaya has received more than 89,365 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hamza Yerlikaya is the 438th most popular wrestler (down from 300th in 2019), the 1,215th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,177th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 438 out of 1,027. Before him are Khetag Gazyumov, Yoshi Tatsu, Mnatsakan Iskandaryan, Tibor Komáromi, The Sandman, and Andrzej Wroński. After him are Filiberto Azcuy, Mickie James, Ken Anderson, Shinichi Shinohara, Paige, and Bobby Roode.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 557. Before him are Nadir Lamyaghri, Yegor Titov, Pavel Derevyanko, Sizzla, Jessica Cauffiel, and Smriti Irani. After him are Tim Rice-Oxley, Ken Anderson, Ville Niinistö, Chen Lu, Matt Skiba, and Miroslav Kostadinov.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 1,215 out of 1,347. Before him are Gökhan Zan (1981), Aras Özbiliz (1990), Fatih Portakal (1967), Sıla (1980), Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968), and Fikret Orman (1967). After him are Ömer Aşık (1986), Fatih Akyel (1977), Sinem Kobal (1987), İrem Derici (1987), Murat Han (1975), and İrfan Kahveci (1995).

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Among WRESTLERS In Türkiye

Among wrestlers born in Türkiye, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 13. Before him are İsmail Ogan (1933), Tevfik Kış (1934), Yaşar Erkan (1911), Ahmet Kireççi (1914), Taha Akgül (1990), and Rıza Kayaalp (1989). After him are Yasemin Adar (1991), Nazmi Avluca (1976), Şeref Eroğlu (1975), Aydın Polatçı (1977), Cenk İldem (1986), and Soner Demirtaş (1991).

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