Salih Yıldız (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish judoka competing in the extra lightweight (–60 kg) division.[1] He is competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.[2]
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| Born | 1 January 2001 Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5th (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
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Sport career
editIn 2019, Yıldız won the gold medal in the extra lightweight (–60 kg) division at the European Junior Championships in Vantaa, Finland, and the bronze medal at the World Juniors Championships in Marrakesh, Morocco. The next year, he took the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Poreč, Croatia. He claimed the gold medal at the European Open in Riccione, Italy in 2022. The same year, he took the bronze medal at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He received bronze medals at the Grand Slam in Tel Aviv, Israel and the Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia in 2023. Yıldız took bronze medals at the Grand Slam events in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Antalya, Turkey. in 2024. At the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, he won the bronze medal.[1]
Yıldız qualified to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] Yıldız ranked 5th in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Salih Yildiz Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Çakar, Ercan (27 July 2024). "Judoda milli sporcu Salih Yıldız, çeyrek finalde Gürcistanlı Giorgi Sardalashvili'yi yenerek yarı finale yükseldi". Anadoku News Agency (in 27 July 2024).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Tuğçe Beder ve Salih Yıldız, Paris 2024'te". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Milli judocu Salih Yıldız, olimpiyatlarda 5. oldu İhlas Haber Ajansı". IHA (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Olimpiyatlarda yarışan Salih Yıldız kimdir, kaç yaşında? İşte, başarılı Judocunun kariyeri". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
edit- Salih Yildiz at the International Judo Federation
- Salih Yildiz at the European Judo Union
- Salih Yildiz at JudoInside.com
- Salih Yildiz at Olympics.com
- Salih Yildiz at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Salih Yıldız at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Salih Yıldız at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- Salih Yildiz at The-Sports.org
- Salih Yıldız on Instagram
