Yüksel Şanlı (born November 14, 1973) is a former competitor in

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from

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. Şanlı was in the

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and the

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. He finished 15th in 1996 and 9th in 2000. He also represented Turkey at the

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in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1999. He won a bronze medal in 1999.

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* 1973 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games World Wrestling Championships medalists European champions for Turkey European Wrestling Champions Martial artists from Ankara {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub