Hamza Yerlikaya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Turkish sport wrestler and politician
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Place of Birth: Kadıköy, Turkey
About Hamza Yerlikaya
- Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976 in Kadiköy, 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 Riza Kayaalp.
- He was named The Wrestler of the century in 1996 by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).A sports complex in Gaziosmanpasa district of Istanbul is named after him. Between 2007-2011, he was a deputy of the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi.
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