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Rıza Yıldırım (born May 6, 1987) is a European champion Turkish
wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
competing in the 97 kg division of
freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...
. 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 The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...
in
Mersin Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
, Turkey. He became champion at the
2017 European Wrestling Championships The 2017 European Wrestling Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 2 to 7 May 2017. The winner of the silver medal in the 97 kg category, Anzor Boltukayev from Russia, was disqualified and deprived of the medal due to doping.https://un ...
held in
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, Serbia.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yildirim, Riza Living people 1987 births Place of birth missing (living people) 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