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Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik,
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
) is a Turkish
hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
er. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in
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then transferred to
Enkaspor Enkaspor ( tr, Enka Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established in 1983 in Istanbul, Turkey by the Turkish construction conglomerate Enka Construction Co. Enkaspor's main activities are in athletics, water polo, tennis and swimming with 3 ...
, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The tall athlete at was a student of physical education and sports at
Gazi University Gazi University ( tr, Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu ...
in Ankara. Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and originally took a fource place with 79.51 m result. After a series of doping-related disqualifications he moved up to second place after the gold medalist
Koji Murofushi is a former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion. ...
of Japan. However as he had been suspended from the sport for doping offenses since 2004, the IOC decided not to award the both silver and bronze medals. In 2005 Apak participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won the gold medal. Eşref Apak is married to sprinter Sema Aydemir, and the couple has a son Ali. He served a 2-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance,
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. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
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* 1982 births Living people Turkish hammer throwers Male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Turkey Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ankara Fenerbahçe athletes Enkaspor athletes Gazi University alumni Doping cases in athletics Turkish sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey Turkish male athletes Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic male hammer throwers 21st-century Turkish people {{Turkey-Olympic-medalist-stub