Zeynep Yetgil

Zeynep Yetgil (born 10 October 2000) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She is a member of Istanbul BB SK.[1]

Zeynep Yetgil
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000
Erzurum, Turkey
Alma materBartın University
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event53 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2023 Zagreb53 kg
2024 Bucharest53 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya55 kg
Mediterranean Games
2022 Oran53 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2024 Antalya53 kg
2020 Istanbul53 kg
World U23 Championships
2019 Budapest53 kg
2021 Belgrade53 kg
2022 Pontevedra53 kg
European U23 Championship
2018 Istanbul53 kg
2023 Bucharest53 kg
2021 Skopje53 kg
2019 Novi Sad53 kg
2022 Plovdiv55 kg
European Juniors Championship
2018 Rome53 kg
2019 Pontevedra53 kg
World Cadets Championships
2016 Tbilisi49 kg
2017 Athens49 kg
European Cadets Championships
2017 Sarajevo52 kg

Sports career

Zeynep Yetgil wins bronze medal at the Junior Wrestling World Championships. Competing in women's 48 kg at the 2017 Junior Wrestling World Championships, held in Finland, Zeynep Yetgil won bronze medal after beating her Tunisian opponent Sarra Hamdi 8–6.[2]

2018 Junior European Wrestling Championships in Rome, Italy.Competing in women's 53 kg category, Zeynep Yetgil defeated her Azerbaijani opponent Tatyana Varansova and won the title.[3]

In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]

She won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[6] A few months later, she won the silver medal in the 53 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Türkiye.[8][9] She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[11] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Zeynep Yetgil, starting the championship from the qualifying round, defeated Polish Roksana Zasina 10-0 and reached the quarterfinals. Zeynep, who competed against Sweden's Jonna Malmgren in the quarterfinals, left the mat 11-6 defeated, but after her opponent reached the final, she earned the right to compete for the bronze medal. In the bronze medal match, she won the bronze medal by defeating her Azerbaijani rival Türkan Nasirova 10–0.[12]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[13] She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

References
  1. "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Zeynep Yetgil Wins Bronze Medal at the Junior Wrestling World Championships". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. "Turkey's junior wrestler bags gold medal". aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  9. "Eskişehirli milli güreşçi Muhammet Akdeniz minderden gümüş madalya ile ayrıldı".
  10. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. "2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  12. "Zeynep Yetgil'den bronz madalya". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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