Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar

Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar
Personal information
Born (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 19)
Turkey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event73 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byAli Şahin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Riyadh (F) +67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Taiyuan +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris +67 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 73 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 73 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 73 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bucharest 73 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia +68 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sarajevo +68 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Marina +59 kg

Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar (born 20 October 2005) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1]

Career

Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar became the world champion at the 2022 World Junior Taekwondo Championship organized by the World Taekwondo Federation (WT) in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, by defeating Sugee Jung from South Korea in the final. She was also awarded the best female athlete of the championships.[2] She won the gold medal by defeating Lebanese Selman Ward in the women's 73 kg final at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games held at Selçuk University 19 Mayıs Sports Hall in Konya.[3]

She won the gold medal in the women's 73 kg category at the 3rd European Games held at the Krynica-Zdrój Arena in Kraków, Poland, defeating her Hungarian rival Rebeka Furedi 2–0 in the last 16 round, French Althea Laurin 2–0 in the quarterfinals and Croatian Nika Klepac 2–0 in the semifinals. The national athlete also beat her Serbian rival Nadica Bozanic 2–0 in the final and won the gold medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData". Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar, Dünya şampiyonu - Spor Haberleri". 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar 2 turnuvada da şampiyon oldu!". Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Avrupa Oyunları'nda Sude Yaren Uzunçavdar altın madalya kazandı!". Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.