Şükriye Yılmaz (born 2001) is a Turkish armwrestler competing in the 60 kg category. She won medals mostly in the 55 kg category of Youth and Junior events.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Gümüşhane, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Gümüşhane University |
| Years active | 2015– |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Armwrestling |
| Event | 55 kg |
| Club | Gümüşhane Belediyesi S.K. |
| Coached by | Davut Altıntaş |
Early life and education
editŞükriye Yılmaz was born in a village of Gümüşhane Province, Turkey in 2001.[1][2][3][4] She is the youngest of her two siblings.[1][3]
She finished the İmam Hatip Anatolian Girls' High School in her hometown.[1][3] She is a student of Physical Education and Sports at Gümüşhane University.[5]
Sports career
editYılmaz met armwrestling when she changed her school, where she played handball. After two months of training, she decided to pursue this sport at age 14 in 2015.[1][3] Although the armwrestling is widely known as a men's sport, she continued to perform. She went to her first tournament without the knowledge of her parents. Yılmaz proved herself to her family with her achievements. She became successful at national and international level.[3]
At the 2018 World Championship in Antalya, Turkey, she became champion on the left arm and took the silver medal on the right arm in the 55 kg Juniur category.[1] At the 2019 World Championship in Constanța, Romania, she became champion on the left arm of the Junior 55 kg category.[2][4]
She is a member of Gümüşhane Belediyesi Sports Club. She is coached by Davut Altuntaş. The successes of Yılmaz, who had to train with male athletes due to the lack of female armwrestlers in this branch in the years she started, also changed the view of women living in the city towards arm wrestling.[1]
International individual achievements
edit| Year | Date | Location | Competition | Event (kg) |
Left rm |
Right arm |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 May – 3 Jun |  Sofia |
28th European Champ. | Junior 55 |  |
|
[1] |
| 55 | - | 
| |||||
| 12–21 Oct |  Antalya |
40th World Champ. | Junior 55 |  |
|
[2] | |
| 55 | - | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | 26 Oct – 4 Nov |  Constanța |
41st World Champ. | Junior 55 | |
|
[3] |
| 55 | 8th | 9th | |||||
| 2021 | 23 Nov – 3 Dec | Bucharest |
42nd World Champi. | Youth 55 | |
|
[4] |
| 55 | 4th |
| |||||
| 2022 | 14–23 Oct | Antalya |
43rd World Champ. | Youth 55 | |
|
[5] |
| 55 | 10th | 5th |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Gümüşhaneli 17 yaşındaki milli bilek güreşi sporcusu Şükriye Yılmaz". Habertürk (in Turkish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Şükriye Yılmaz dünyanın bileğini büküp asker selamı verdi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Erkek sporu yapamazsın' diyenlere inat 5 kez dünya şampiyonu oldu". Medya (in Turkish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Dünyanın bileğini büküp asker selamı verdi". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Dünya Bilek Güreşi Şampiyonasına Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Damgası" (in Turkish). Gümüşhane Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksek Okulu. Retrieved 10 December 2022.