Ahmet Yılmaz (wrestler)
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| Born | 2 February 1996 Muş, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ahmet Yılmaz (born 2 February 1994) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 82 kg division.[1]
Career
At the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, he reached the semifinals of the men's Greco-Roman 82 kg category by defeating Kyrgyz Azat Salidinov 7–4 in the first round, Belarusian Stanislau Shafarenka 5–3 in the second round, and Russia's Islam Aliev 7–5 in the quarterfinals. He lost 3–2 to Hungarian Erik Szilvássy in the semifinals. In the bronze medal match, he defeated Azerbaijan's Gurban Gurbanov 8-1 and won the bronze medal.[2][3]
At the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Yılmaz competed in the men’s Greco-Roman 77 kg event. In his opening match, he defeated Qatar’s Saoud Berak Almefoaey by technical superiority, 10-0. In the subsequent round, he overcame Bulgaria’s Stoyan Kubatov 5-3 to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal, he was defeated by Armenian wrestler Malkhas Amoyan, but as Amoyan advanced to the final, Yılmaz qualified for the repechage. In the repechage round, he defeated American Kamal Bey 4-2 to gain entry into the bronze medal match. There, Yılmaz faced Iran’s Alireza Abdevali and secured the bronze medal with a 6-3 victory.[4]
References
- ^ "Ahmet Yılmaz profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "Greco-Roman – Seniors – 82 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ahmet Yılmaz, dünya üçüncüsü oldu". beinsports.com.tr. 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler Ahmet Yılmaz claims bronze at world championships in Croatia". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
- Ahmet Yılmaz at United World Wrestling
- Ahmet Yılmaz at the International Wrestling Database