Mehmet Yılmaz (born 9 April 1974) is a Turkish male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Turkey at international competitions. He participated at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the 76 kg event and at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in the 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the

2003 World Weightlifting Championships The 2003 in sports, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranki ...

Major results

* 2002 European Championships Middleweight class (360.0 kg) * 2004 European Championships Middleweight class (360.0 kg).

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* 1974 births Living people Turkish male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Turkey Place of birth missing (living people) World Weightlifting Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Turkish sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-weightlifting-bio-stub