Yaşar Yılmaz

Yaşar Yılmaz (born 4 March 1930)[1] was a 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.[2][3] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics,[4] and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and placed fifth.[5]

Yaşar Yılmaz
Personal information
Born4 March 1930
Rize, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportOlympic wrestling
Event(s)Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
1962 Yokohama Featherweight
1958 Budapest Bantamweight
1955 Karlsruhe Bantamweight
World Cup
1956 Istanbul Bantamweight

References
  1. "Müzahir Sille Son Yolculuğuna Uğurlandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. "Grekoromenciler mindere çıkıyor". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). 2002-09-19. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. "Gurur Tablomuz - Dünya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaşar Yılmaz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "Modern Olimpiyatlar ve Türkisye" (in Turkish). Spor Bilim. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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