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 tall athlete at was a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.
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.
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.IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14Disiplin Kurulu Toplandı.
Achievements Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 1st69.97 m 2001Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia6th71.06 m2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd76.52 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece2nd (without medal)79.51 m2005Universiade İzmir, Turkey 2nd76.18 mMediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain 1st77.88 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland17th (q)73.04 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden19th (q)70.17 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan11th76.59 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, China16th (q)74.45 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany27th (q)70.70 m2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom17th (q)73.47 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th (q)73.01 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands –NMOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)70.08 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1st74.32 mEuropean Team ChampionshipsLille, France2nd71.53 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom16th (q)73.55 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (q)72.70 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan9th76.71 m2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey2nd71.34 m
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