Kadriye Aksoy (born 27 April 1999) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 65 kg division.[1]

Kadriye Aksoy
Kadriye Aksoy (2022)
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)
Isparta, Turkey
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event65 kg
ClubBalıkesir BB SK
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 65 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 65 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pontevedra 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rome 68 kg

Sport career edit

Aksoy started sport wrestling in 2013 during her time at Atabey İslamköy Hacı Yahya Demirel boarding middle school.[2] She was coached by Esra Ak.[2] She was seven times Turkish champion, twice runner-up and twice third place holder. She debuted internationally at 2015 Balkan Wrestling Championship held in Bursa, Turkey, and won the gold medal in the 60 kg. In 2016 at the Balkan Championship in Craiova, Romania, she took the silver medal in the 63 kg. The same year, she became gold medalist in the 63 kg at the World School Sport Games (2016 Gymnasiade) in Trabzon, Turkey. She won the gold medal in the 67 kg at the 2017 Balkan Championship in Bursa, Turkey. In the 68 kg of the European Wrestling Championships, she took the bronze medal 2018 in Rome, Italy, and the silver medal in the 2019 in Pontevedra, Spain.[2][3] She competed in the 65 kg at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, and in the 58 kg at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships without reaching to any medal. The 2020 Yasar Dogu Tournament, she finished without success.[4] She became champion in the freestyle 65 kg at the 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports in Samsun, Turkey.[5] She received the silver medal in the 65 kg at the 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[6] She captured the gold medal in the 65 kg at the 2023 Yasar Dogu Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] She lost her bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8][9] She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[10]

In 2021, she transferred from Women Wrestling Team of Istanbul Enka SK, which was formed in 2017,[11] to Balıkesir BB SK (Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Sport Club).[2][12] She is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall.[13]

Personal life edit

Kadriye Aksoy was born to Tevfik Aksoy and his wife Pembe in Şarkikaraağaç district of Isparta Province on 27 April 1999.[13] Her sister Cansu Aksoy is also a sport wrestler.[5][2] She is a student of Sport Science at Süleyman Demirel University in her hometown.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ https://uww.org/athletes/aksoy-kadriye
  2. ^ a b c d e "Haber" (in Turkish). Isparta Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ Gür, Süha (6 June 2019). "Genç milli güreşçi Kadriye Aksoy Avrupa ikincisi". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ Oktay, Emrah (10 January 2020). "Uluslararası Yaşar Doğu Güreş Turnuvası ilk gününde 2 gümüş madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kadriye ve Cansu Aksoy kardeşlerin büyük başarısı…" (in Turkish). Türk Telekom Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Milli güreşçilerden Macaristan'da iki madalya". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Uluslararası Yaşar Doğu, Vehbi Emre ve Hamit Kaplan Turnuvası'nda dördüncü gün sona erdi". Demirören News Agency (in Turkish). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (17 February 2024). "Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Minderin Sultanları Şampiyon Oldu" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Enka Women Wrestling Team". Enka Sports Club. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Aksoy, Kadriye (TUR)". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  14. ^ "SDÜ Öğrencisi Kadriye Aksoy Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.