İrem Yaman

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İrem Yaman
Personal information
NationalityTurkey
Born (1995-08-04) August 4, 1995 (age 26)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo, kickboxing
Event(s)Lightweight
College teamHacettepe University Taekwondo Team
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chelyabinsk 62 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sofia 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 62 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Moscow 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Taoyuan 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samsun 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rabat 67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 62 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Napoli 62 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Innsbruck 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bukarest 62 kg
Updated on 20 September 2018.

İrem Yaman (born August 4, 1995) is a twice world champion Turkish female taekwondo athlete competing in the lightweight division, and an amateur kickboxer.

Private life[]

İrem Yaman was born on August 4, 1995. She began practising taekwondo at the age of eight.[1]

She studied Physical Education and Sports at Hacettepe University in Ankara,[2] and was a member of the university's taekwondo team.[3] After earning her bachelor's degree, she went on to conduct study for a master's degree at Selçuk University's Sports Department in Konya.[1]

Sports career[]

Kickboxing

İrem Yaman won the bronze medal in the +70 kg semi-contact category at the 2012 WAKO World Kickboxing Championships for Cadets and Juniors held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[4] The next year, she fought a silver medal at the W.A.K.O. European Kickboxing Championships 2013 for Juniors held in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.[5]

Taekwondo

Yaman debuted internationally in taekwondo in 2014,[1] and became gold medalist at the European Under 21 Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[6] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Turkish Open in Antalya, Luxor Open in Luxor, Egypt, Ukraine Open in Kharkov and Moldova Open in Chisinau.[7][8][9] At age 18, she became world champion at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[10][11][12]

As of 2018, she ranks first in the World Taekwondo's 62 kg list with 253.81 points.[1]

Turkish world champion Irem Yaman won the gold medal in women’s 62 kg category in in Manchester, UK on Sunday. Beating her Brazilian opponent Caroline Santos 21-7 in the final match, Yaman protected her title as the world champion she won in 2015 and became the first Turkish female athlete to win the gold medal twice in taekwondo. 23-year old Irem Yaman becomes first female Turkish athlete to win gold twice in taekwondo.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "İrem Yaman kimdir kaç yaşında?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ "İrem Yaman" (in Turkish). Çankaya Savunma Sanatları Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. ^ "Hacettepe Üniversitesi Taekwondo Takımı" (in Turkish). Hacettepe Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. ^ "Genç Milli Kick Boks Takımımız Ringi Dünyaya Dar Etti" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kick Boks Federasyonu. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. ^ "Türkiye, Avrupa Kick Boks'tan madalyalarla dönüyor". Spor X (in Turkish). 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. ^ Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ^ "Yaman, Irem". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  8. ^ "Tekvando Milli Takımı Ukrayna'da coştu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. ^ "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. ^ "Turkish teen wins gold at World Taekwondo Championship". Anadolu Agency. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  11. ^ "İrem Yaman dünya şampiyonu oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  12. ^ "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  13. ^ "Turkish athlete wins gold in World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, UK".

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