Mehmet Yılmaz

Mehmet Yılmaz (born 9 April 1974) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg division. He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, and was a multiple medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships, European Weightlifting Championships, and Mediterranean Games.

Career Yılmaz began his international career in the mid-1990s, competing for the Turkish national team in the middleweight (–77 kg) category. He took part in two consecutive Summer Olympics — the 1996 Atlanta Games and the 2000 Sydney Games.

At the World Weightlifting Championships, he won a bronze medal at the 1998 Lahti Championships in the 77 kg division. Yılmaz also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships: bronze in 2002 Antalya and silver in 2004 Kyiv.

In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, representing Turkey in the middleweight class.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta, United States 76 kg 150 155 160 — 180 185 — — 335 DNF 2000 Sydney, Australia 77 kg 155 160 162.5 12 190 195 197.5 10 355 10 World Weightlifting Championships 1998 Lahti, Finland 77 kg 157.5 162.5 165 3 190 195 197.5 3 360 1999 Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 160 165 165 10 190 195 195 15 350 11 2003 Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 160 160 160 — 190 195 197.5 — 0 — European Weightlifting Championships 2002 Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 157.5 160 — 3 195 200 — 3 360 2004 Kyiv, Ukraine 77 kg 160 162.5 165 2 195 200 — 2 365