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{{Short description|Turkish hammer thrower (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Eşref Apak
| image          = Eşref Apak 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption        = Eşref Apak in 2022
| nationality    = [[Turkey|Turkish]]
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|01|03}}
| birth_place    = [[Kalecik, Ankara|Kalecik]], [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]
| height         = {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country        = {{TUR}}
| sport          = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event          = [[Hammer throw]]
| coach          = Artun Talay
| club           = [[Enkaspor]]
| pb             = 81.45 m (2005)
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]] }}
{{Medal|Country|{{TUR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Mediterranean Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|2005 Almeria]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games|2017 Baku]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games|2021 Konya]]|Hammer throw}}
{{Medal|Competition |[[European Athletics Team Championships|European Team Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2017 European Team Championships|2017 Lille]]|Hammer throw}}
{{Medal|Competition |[[Universiade]] }}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade|2005 İzmir]] |Hammer throw }}
{{Medal|Competition |[[IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 Santiago]] |Hammer throw }}
| show-medals    = yes
}}

'''Eşref Apak''' (born 3 January 1982 in [[Kalecik, Ankara|Kalecik]], [[Ankara]]) is a Turkish [[hammer throw]]er. Apak was a member of [[Fenerbahçe Athletics]] in [[Istanbul]] then transferred to [[Enkaspor]], where he was coached by Artun Talay. The {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall athlete at {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}} was a student of physical education and sports at [[Gazi University]] in Ankara.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=320 |publisher=Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında |title=Sporcular/Atletizm-Eşref Apak |language=tr |access-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005104218/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=320 |archive-date=5 October 2013  }}</ref>

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 [[Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|2005 Mediterranean Games]] in Almería and won the gold medal.

Eşref Apak is married to sprinter [[Sema Apak|Sema Aydemir]], and the couple has a son Ali.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://spor.internethaber.com/spor/diger-haberler/esref-apak-gelecekten-umutlu-84003.html?v=1310387029 |newspaper=İnternet Spor |title=Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu |date=11 July 2011 |language=tr |access-date=21 July 2012 }}</ref>

He served a 2-year [[Doping (sport)|doping]] ban for the use of a prohibited substance, [[Stanozolol]]. The ban lasted from 8 June 2013 to 25 June 2015.<ref>[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]</ref><ref name=TAF2013>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131102090237/http://www.taf.org.tr/disiplin-kurulu-toplandi-4/ Disiplin Kurulu Toplandı].</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{TUR}}
|-
|2000
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Santiago]], [[Chile]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|69.97 m]] {{AthAbbr|NJR}}
|-
|2001
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Mediterranean Games – Results#Hammer throw|71.06 m]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Bydgoszcz]], [[Poland]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw|76.52 m]]
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|2nd (without medal)
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|79.51 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] 
|[[İzmir]], [[Turkey]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw|76.18 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]
|[[Almería]], [[Spain]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Results#Hammer throw|77.88 m]]
|-
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|17th (q)
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|73.04 m]]
|-
|2006
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|19th (q)
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|70.17 m]]
|-
|2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
|11th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.59 m]]
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
|16th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|74.45 m]]
|-
|2009
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
|27th (q)
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|70.70 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
|17th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|73.47 m]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
|17th (q)
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|73.01 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| –
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|NM]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
|24th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|70.08 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2017
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]]
|[[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#Hammer throw|74.32 m]]
|-
|[[2017 European Team Championships|European Team Championships]]
|[[Lille]], [[France]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|71.53 m
|-
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
|16th (q)
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|73.55 m]]
|-
|2018
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
|17th (q)
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|72.70 m]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2021 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|9th
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|76.71 m]]
|-
|2022
|[[Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games|Islamic Solidarity Games]]
|[[Konya, Turkey]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – Results#Hammer throw|71.34 m]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olimpedya|156/esref-apak}}
* {{TMOK profile|eref-apak/4663}}

{{Footer Mediterranean Champions Hammer Men}}
{{Footer World Junior Champions men's hammer throw}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Turkish male athletes]]
[[Category:Athletes from Ankara]]
[[Category:Turkish male hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Turkey]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic male hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Fenerbahçe athletes]]
[[Category:Enkaspor athletes]]
[[Category:Gazi University alumni]]
[[Category:Doping cases in athletics]]
[[Category:Turkish sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Turkey]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey]]
[[Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games]]


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