Hacı Arap Yaman
| Born | 4 April 1965 Bismil, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
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| Sport country | Turkey |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's artistic billiards | ||
Representing  Turkey
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| Artistic Billiards World Championship | ||
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2024 Ankara | |
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2012 Schelle | |
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2008 Samsun | |
| CEB Grand Prix Artistic | ||
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2022 Rosmalen | |
| European Championship Artistic | ||
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2023 Antalya | |
Hacı Arap Yaman (born 4 April 1965) is a Turkish carom and artistic billiards player. He has champion titles at European and world level in artistic billiards.
Personal life
[edit]Hacı Arap Yaman was born in Bismil district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey on 4 April 1965. He completed his education in his hometown. During his school years, he was interested in different branches of sports.[1][2]
Sport career
[edit]Yaman settled in Ankara, when he started playing billiards professionally. In the first year of his career, he took the third place in the Turkish championships. The next year, he became champion of Ankara. Later, his success continued, and he was admitted to the national team.[1][2] He is a member of the district municipality's billiards club in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır.[3]
Yaman won the gold medal at the 2008 Artistic Billiards World Championship held in Schelle, Belgium defeating Xavier Fonellosa from Spain.[1][2][4][5] In 2012, he took the bronze medal at the same competition in Samsun, Turkey.[3] Yaman captured the gold medal at the 2022 CEB Grand Prix Artistic in Rosmalen, Netherlands.[1][6] At the 2023 European Championship Artistic in Antalya, Turkey, he received the gold medal among 38 competitiors winning over German Heinrich Marvin in five sets by 172–147.[7][8] He repeated his world champion title of the artistic billiards in Ankara, Turkey after 16 years in 2024 defeating his country+man Barış Cin in the final.[2][9][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bismilliler YineŞampiyon Oldu. Bismilli Sporcu Hacı Arap YAMAN Şampiyon!!!". Bismil Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Diyarbakır Plajı'nda şezlonglarda yer kalmadı !". CeGa Medya (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Hacı Arap Yaman Yine Ödülle Döndü". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "2008 Dünya Artistik Bilardo Şampiyonu Hacı Arap YAMAN" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Ankara'da Bir Tarih Yazıldı: Hacı Arap Yaman Dünya Şampiyonu, Türkiye Üç Madalya ile Zirvede!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "CEB Grand Prix Artistic". Confédération Européene de Billard. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Hacı Arap Yaman Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Gerçek İzmir (in Turkish). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 2. Altın madalya Hacı Arap YAMAN'dan geldi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Haci Arap Yaman is the World Champion". World Confederation of Billiards Sports. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.