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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 81,543 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hamza Yerlikaya is the 300th most popular wrestler (up from 313th in 2019), the 1,180th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 1,064th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Wrestler.

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  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 300 out of 700Before him are Hardcore Holly, Kaori Icho, John Laurinaitis, Josh Barnett, Waldemar Legień, and Sin Cara. After him are Carístico, Adam Saitiev, Majlinda Kelmendi, Joseph Atiyeh, Mariya Stadnik, and Becky Lynch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 404Before him are Matthew Shepard, Mieko Kawakami, Nino Bule, Petter Hansson, Robert Kidiaba, and Manuel Pablo. After him are Lena Park, Amaia Montero, Roar Ljøkelsøy, Mariana Seoane, Joe Duplantier, and Caçapa.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 1,180 out of 1,301Before him are Ceza (1976), Tolga Sarıtaş (1991), Tümer Metin (1974), Kâzım Koyuncu (1971), Oğuz Çetin (1963), and Mustafa Ceceli (1980). After him are Gürbey İleri (1988), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Umut Bulut (1983), Saadet Aksoy (1983), Yusuf Yazıcı (1997), and Figen Yüksekdağ (1971).

Among WRESTLERS In Turkey

Among wrestlers born in Turkey, Hamza Yerlikaya ranks 8Before him are Hamit Kaplan (1934), Mithat Bayrak (1929), Mustafa Dağıstanlı (1931), Bayram Şit (1930), Tevfik Kış (1934), and Yaşar Erkan (1911). After him are Taha Akgül (1990), Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Nazmi Avluca (1976), Şeref Eroğlu (1975), Yasemin Adar (1991), and Soner Demirtaş (1991).