Mehmet Yılmaz (born 9 April 1974) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg division.
He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, and was a multiple medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships, European Weightlifting Championships, and Mediterranean Games.
Career
Yılmaz began his international career in the mid-1990s, competing for the Turkish national team in the middleweight (–77 kg) category.
He took part in two consecutive Summer Olympics — the 1996 Atlanta Games and the 2000 Sydney Games.
At the World Weightlifting Championships, he won a bronze medal at the 1998 Lahti Championships in the 77 kg division.
Yılmaz also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships: bronze in 2002 Antalya and silver in 2004 Kyiv.
In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, representing Turkey in the middleweight class.