Yaşar Yılmaz
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| Born | Rize, Turkey | ||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||||||||||||
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Yaşar Yılmaz is a former Turkish 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.[1][2] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and placed fifth.[3]
References
- ↑ "Grekoromenciler mindere çıkıyor". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). 2002-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Gurur Tablomuz - Dünya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Modern Olimpiyatlar ve Türkisye" (in Turkish). Spor Bilim. Retrieved 2014-02-21.