Turkish Hammer Thrower Eref Apak: The Inspiring Journey of a Bronze Medalist

1. SPORT AND US THE PROJECT SPORTMEN

2. Eref Apak T u r k i s h h a m m e r t h r o w e r

3. E r e f A p a k w a s b o r n i n 1 9 8 2 i n A n k a r a . H e i s a T u r k i s h h a m m e r t h r o w e r .

4. Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrin Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation.

5. In 2005 Apak participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almera and won the gold medal with his throw of 77.88 metres.

6. H i s p e r s o n a l b e s t p e r f o r m a n c e , a n d T u r k i s h r e c o r d , i s 8 1 . 4 5 m e t r e s s e t o n 4 J u n e 2 0 0 5 a t t h e C e z m i O r M e m o r i a l G a m e s .

7. Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Turkey 2000 World Junor Championships Santiago,Chile 1st 69.97 m NJR 2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis , Tunisia 6th 2004 Olympic Games Athens,Greece 3rd 2005 Universiade Izmir , Turkey 2nd Mediterranean Games Almeria,Spain 1st World Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th 73.04 m Achievements

8. 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweeden 19th 70.17 m 2007 World Championships Osaka , Japan 11th 2008 Olympic Games Beijing,PR China 16th 74.45 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 27th 70.70 m

9. K a r a p e l i t A l i T e k t e n P r i m a r y S c h o o l B e l e n / H a t a y Bu proje T.C. Avrupa Birlii Bakanl, AB Eitim ve Genlik Programlar Merkezi Bakanlnca (Ulusal Ajans http://www.ua.gov.tr ) yrtlen Hayatboyu renme Program kapsamnda ve Avrupa Komisyonu'ndan salanan hibeyle gerekletirilmitir. Ancak burada yer alan grlerden Ulusal Ajans veya Avrupa Komisyonu sorumlu tutulamaz."