Rıza Yıldırım
Rıza Yıldırım (born May 6, 1987) is a European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 97 kg division of freestyle wrestling. He is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 6, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bursa BB SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ismail Faikoglu (since 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Yıldırım won the gold medal in the 96 kg division at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[1] He became champion at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[2]
References
- "Minderde altın madalya Rıza'nın". Spor X (in Turkish). 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- "Rıza Yıldırım Avrupa şampiyonu oldu!". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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