Hakan Yılmaz (born April 1, 1982 in

Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...

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) is a European champion

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weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

competing in the –94 kg and 105 kg divisions. He acts also as a trainer in

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...

. He competed for Turkey at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, where he finished sixth in the men's 94 kg weightlifting event.

Achievements

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Hakan Yılmaz
at Database Weightlifting * * * 1982 births Living people Turkish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Turkey Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists European Weightlifting Championships medalists European champions in weightlifting European champions for Turkey People from Sivas {{Turkey-weightlifting-bio-stub