Ahmet Yumrukaya (born 25 May 1984) is a Turkish rower competing in the lightweight coxless pair category. He is one of the first two Turkish rowers to win a world championship title in history. Yumrukaya and his teammate

İhsan Emre Vural Emre Vural (born 1984 in Ankara) is a Turkish national rower. He started his rowing career at the beginning of his high-school years at Robert College of Istanbul and competed in the lightweight coxless pair category. He got transferred to Ga ...

took first place in the lightweight men's coxless pair event in the 2004 Under 23 World Championships held in

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. He participated in the

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and won bronze medal with his teammate İhsan Emre Vural.

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* 1984 births Living people Turkish male rowers Galatasaray Rowing rowers Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games World Rowing Championships medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Istanbul {{Turkey-rowing-bio-stub