Eşref Apak
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | |||
| Olympics | |||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens, Greece | Hammer throw | |
| Mediterranean Games | |||
| Gold | 2005 Almeria, Spain | Hammer throw | |
Eşref Apak (born on January 3, 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish athlete competing in the hammer throw.
Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won bronze medal with 79.51m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrian Annus was disqualified by IOC for testing positive in doping. In 2005, he participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won gold medal with his throw of 77.88m. His personal best performance, and Turkish record, is 81.45 metres set on June 4, 2005 at the Cezmi Or Memorial Games.
Apak is a member of Fenerbahçe SK in Istanbul. He is coached by Konstantin Astapkovich from Belarus.
[edit] Achievements
- 2000
- World Junior Championships – 69.97 m 1st place and national junior record
- 2001
- Turkish Championships – 67.71m 1st place
- 2002
- European Cup C Final - 71.10 1st place
- Turkish Championships – 73.24m 1st place
- Cezmi Or Memorial Games – 72.22m 1st place
- 2003
- Turkish Championships – 76.79m 1st place
- 2004
- Summer Olympics in Greece - 79.51m bronze medal
- 2005
- European Cup C Final - 76.55m 1st place
- Mediterranean Games in Spain - 77.88m gold medal
- Cezmi Or Memorial Games - 81.45m (National record) 1st place
[edit] External link
- IAAF profile for Eşref Apak
