Rıza Yıldırım

Rıza Yıldırım
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1987-05-06) May 6, 1987
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country  Turkey
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Bursa BB SK
Turned pro 1998
Coached by Ismail Faikoglu (since 2009)

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.[1] He became champion at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[2]

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.
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