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Rıza Yıldırım

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1987-05-06) May 6, 1987 (age 37)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Bursa BB SK
Turned pro	1998
Coached by	Ismail Faikoglu
Retired	2019
Medal record Men's Freestyle wrestling Representing  Turkey European Championships 2017 Novi Sad 97 kg Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 96 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2017 Istanbul 97 kg World Juniors Championships 2005 Tashkent 96 kg 2006 Guatemala City 96 kg 2007 Beijing 96 kg World University Championship 2008 Thessaloniki 120 kg European Juniors Championships 2005 Szombathely 96 kg 2006 Subotica 96 kg European Cadets Championships 2004 Istanbul 85 kg

Rıza Yıldırım (born May 6, 1987) is a European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 97 kg division of freestyle wrestling. He is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.

Yıldırım won the gold medal in the 96 kg division at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He became champion at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

References

1. "Minderde altın madalya Rıza'nın". Spor X (in Turkish). 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
2. "Rıza Yıldırım Avrupa şampiyonu oldu!". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-11.

External links

• Rıza Yıldırım at the International Wrestling Database

• Living people
• 1987 births
• Turkish male sport wrestlers
• Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. sportspeople
• Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
• Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
• European champions for Turkey
• Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
• European Wrestling Championships medalists
• European Wrestling Champions
• 21st-century Turkish sportsmen