Eşref Apak Explained
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 was coached by Artun Talay. The 185cm (73inches) tall athlete at 115kg (254lb) was a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.[1]
Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 Koji Murofushi 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 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won the gold medal.
Eşref Apak is married to sprinter Sema Aydemir, and the couple has a son Ali.[2]
He served a 2-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, Stanozolol. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.[3] [4]
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 6th | 71.06 m |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 76.52 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd (without medal) | 79.51 m |
| 2005 | | İzmir, Turkey | 2nd | 76.18 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 1st | 77.88 m |
| Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 73.04 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 19th (q) | 70.17 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th | 76.59 m |
| 2008 | | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 74.45 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 27th (q) | 70.70 m |
| 2012 | | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 73.47 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 17th (q) | 73.01 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – | NM |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 24th (q) | 70.08 m |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 74.32 m |
| European Team Championships | Lille, France | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 71.53 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 16th (q) | 73.55 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 17th (q) | 72.70 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 76.71 m |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 71.34 m | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Sporcular/Atletizm-Eşref Apak . Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında . tr . 25 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005104218/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=320 . 5 October 2013 .
- News: Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu . İnternet Spor . 11 July 2011 . tr . 21 July 2012 .
- http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=c6fe77bd-5a79-40e7-a7e4-d6fa2f7192da.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131102090237/http://www.taf.org.tr/disiplin-kurulu-toplandi-4/ Disiplin Kurulu Toplandı
