Mehmet Yılmaz (weightlifter)

Mehmet Yılmaz
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1974-04-09) 9 April 1974
Turkey
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
–77 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 Lahti77 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Kyiv77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Antalya77 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Bari76 kg S
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis85 kg S
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis85 kg C
Silver medal – second place2005 Almeria77 kg C
Bronze medal – third place1997 Bari76 kg C
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almeria77 kg C

Mehmet Yılmaz (born 9 April 1974) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg division. He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, and was a multiple medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships, European Weightlifting Championships, and Mediterranean Games.[1][2]

Career

Yılmaz began his international career in the mid-1990s, competing for the Turkish national team in the middleweight (–77 kg) category. He took part in two consecutive Summer Olympics — the 1996 Atlanta Games and the 2000 Sydney Games.

At the World Weightlifting Championships, he won a bronze medal at the 1998 Lahti Championships in the 77 kg division. Yılmaz also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships: bronze in 2002 Antalya and silver in 2004 Kyiv.

In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, representing Turkey in the middleweight class.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
1996United States Atlanta, United States76 kg150155160—180185——335DNF
2000Australia Sydney, Australia77 kg155160162.512190195197.51035510
World Weightlifting Championships
1998Finland Lahti, Finland77 kg157.5162.51653190195197.533603rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece77 kg160165165101901951951535011
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada77 kg160160160—190195197.5—0—
European Weightlifting Championships
2002Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg157.5160—3195200—33603rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine77 kg160162.51652195200—23652nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Mehmet Yılmaz Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "IAT Weightlifting Database – Mehmet Yılmaz". IAT Leipzig. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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