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Revision as of 13:45, 12 July 2024

Esra Yıldız
2021
Born (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)
Nevşehir, Turkey
Statistics
Weight classLightweight
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sofia Lightweight

Esra Yıldız (born 4 July 1997) is a Turkish amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2016 European Championships. She was named as a competitor for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Yıldız was born in Nevşehir, Turkey in 1997.[2][3] After completing her high school education at Altınyıldız College in Nevşehir in 2015,[4] she entered Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University to study Physical Education and Sport, graduating in 2019.[5]

Amateur boxing career

Yıldız started boxing at Nevşehir Gençlik Sports Club in 2010. In 2012, she participated in Turkey's Championships held in Kayseri. She became champion in the 57 kg division, and was named the "Most Hyped Boxer" (Turkish: en dövüşken sporcu). Following her victory she was admitted to Turkey's national team.[3]

She debuted internationally at the 2012 European Cadets and Juniors Boxing Championships in Władysławowo, Poland, and won the bronze medal n the -57 kg division.[3] In June 2013, she took part at the VII EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013 in Keszthely, Hungary,[6] and captured the gold medal in the junior 60 kg division.[7] The same year, she took the silver medal in the junior 60 kg event at the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships held in Albena, Bulgaria.[3][8]

Yıldız participated at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[9] She won the silver medal in the youth lightweight event at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Sofia in Bulgaria.[10] She took part at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[11] At the 2016 EUBC Women's Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the bronze medal.[4][12] She competed in the featherweight (54–57 kg) division at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India.[13] In 2019, she was a finalist at the Balkan Boxing Championships.[14] Yıldız won the bronze medal at the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in London.[15] She was named as a competitor for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][16][17]

Yıldız is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing,[14] where she is coached by Nedim Baba.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milli boksör Esra Yıldız, DHA'ya konuştu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ Irmak, İsmail (10 June 2021). "Vali Becel, Milli Boksör Esra Yıldız'ı kabul etti". Kapadokya Muşkara Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Öncül, Esmma (26 January 2014). "Altınyıldız'ın Yıldız'ı Bir Harika". Kapadokya Muşkara Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Milli Boksör Esra Yıldız Avrupa 3.Sü Oldu Kutlarız". FİB Haber (in Turkish). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Rektör Aktekin NEVÜ Mezunu Milli Boksör Esra Yıldız'ı Tebrik Etti" (in Turkish). Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Boxers Junior" (PDF). EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "League Table - Women Junior" (PDF). EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Light 60kg Draw Sheet" (PDF). AIBA Women's Junior World Boxing Championships 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Olimpiyat kafilesi yola çıkıyor". Fanatik (in Turkish). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's Light 57-60kg - Draw Sheet" (PDF). AIBA Youth World Boxing Champions Sofia 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's Light (60kg) - Draw Sheet" (PDF). AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Astana 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ^ "60 kg Draw Sheet" (PDF). EUBC Women's Boxing Championships. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Feather (54-57 kg) Draw Sheet" (PDF). AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Fenerbahçeli milli boksör Esra Yıldız yarı finalde" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Milli boksör Esra Yıldız, Londra'da son 16'ya kaldı". Kırım Haber Aajansı (in Turkish). 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Bir Olimpiyat kotası da Esra Yıldız'dan" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Fenerbahçeli Milli boksör Esra Yıldız: Fenerbahçe çatısı altında olmak mutlu ediyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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