Eşref Apak [SEP] place of birth
Eşref Apak
Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he is coached by Artun Talay. The tall athlete at is a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.
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 Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation. In 2005
800 m
- Ramazan Çuğlan 1500 m
- Halil Akkaş 3000 m Steeplechase
- Abdülkadir Türk Half marathon – 1:08:10.00 - 9th place
- Ercüment Olgundeniz Discus throw 59.16 m - Bronze medal
- Eşref Apak Hammer throw – 77.88 m - Gold medal
- Ferhat Çiçek Long jump – 7.50 m – 11th place
- Ferhat Çiçek Triple jump – 16.03 m – 11th place
- Fatih Yazıcı Shot put
Men's handicap
- Ömer Cantay 1500 m wheelchair 3:30.94 – 6th place
Women's
- Saliha