Eşref Apak
.jpg) Eşref Apak in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1982 Kalecik, Ankara, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Artun Talay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 81.45 m (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall athlete at 115 kg (254 lb) was a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.[1]
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 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.[2]
He served a 2-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, Stanozolol. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.[3][4]
Achievements[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Eşref Apak" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
- ^ Disiplin Kurulu Toplandı.
External links[edit]
- Eşref Apak at World Athletics
- Eşref Apak at Olympedia
- Eşref Apak at Olympics.com
- Eşref Apak at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
World U20 Champions in men's hammer throw | |
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