Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in

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) is a Turkish

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er. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in

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then transferred to Enkaspor, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The tall athlete at was a student of physical education and sports at

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in Ankara. Apak took part at the

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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

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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

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in Almería and won the gold medal. Eşref Apak is married to sprinter Sema Aydemir, and the couple has a son Ali. He served a 2-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance,

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. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
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* * * * * 1982 births Living people Turkish male athletes Athletes from Ankara Turkish male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic male hammer throwers Fenerbahçe athletes Enkaspor athletes Gazi University alumni Doping cases in athletics Turkish sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Turkey-Olympic-medalist-stub