Kayra Özdemir
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Kayra Ozdemir (née Kayra Sayit;[1] born Ketty Mathé[2] on 13 February 1988) is a French-born Turkish European champion female judoka competing in the +78 kg division.[3]
Coming from Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship.[4][5]
Ozdemir was a finalist in the 2011 Prague World Cup,[6] and was selected along with fellow Breton Laëtitia Payet for the World Championships, competing on 27 August in Paris-Bercy.[7]
In 2016, Ozdemir won the gold medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix,[8] and at the European Championships in Kazan, Russia.[9]
In 2021, Ozdemir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[10][11] She took the gold medal at the 2021 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.[12] She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13]
Ozdemir won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[14]
Achievements
Medal winner in senior tournaments only.
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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Competitor for  France
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| 2007 | European Open Championships | 3rd | Open class |
| European Team Championships Minsk | 3rd | +78 kg team | |
| World Cup Vienna | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2008 | Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris | 3rd | +78 kg |
| World Cup Warsaw | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| World Cup Rome | 1st | +78 kg | |
| Super World Cup Moscow | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2011 | Grand Prix Abu Dhabi | 2nd | +78 kg |
| World Cup Prague | 2nd | +78 kg | |
| World Cup Rome | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2012 | European Team Championships Chelyabinsk | 2nd | +70 kg team |
| World Cup Budapest | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2014 | Belgian Ladies Open Arlon | 1st | +78 kg |
| Swiss Judo Open Uster | 1st | +78 kg | |
| European Cup London | 1st | +78 kg | |
Competitor for  Turkey
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| 2015 | Grand Prix Budapest | 1st | +78 kg |
| Grand Prix Tashkent | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2016 | Grand Prix Tbilisi | 1st | +78 kg |
| European Championships | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2018 | World Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| 2019 | World Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | 1st | +78 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| World Championships | 2nd | +78 kg | |
References
- ^ "Kayra Sayit". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Ketty Mathe". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Kayra Ozdemir". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Ketty Mathé à cœur ouvert". Le Parisien (in French). 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Kayra Sayit – Judoka". Jıdo Inside. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Coupe du monde. Ketty Mathé finaliste à Prague! – L'ex-Briochine Ketty Mathé a retrouvé tout son judo pour décrocher l'argent à Prague lors d'une Coupe du monde. Seulement battue par la Chinoise Qin". Le Télégramme (in French). 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Mondiaux 2011 à Paris-Bercy. Mathé et Payet sélectionnées". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Grand Prix Şampiyonu." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi por Kulübü. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu, Belkıs Kaya Avrupa Üçüncüsü" (in Turkish). stanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor Müdürlüğü. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
Media related to Kayra Sayit at Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Mathe (France) at the International Judo Federation
- Kayra Ozdemir (Turkey) at the International Judo Federation
- Kayra Sayit at JudoInside.com
- Kayra Sayıt at Olympedia
- Kayra Sayit at Olympics.com
- Kayra Almira Sayit at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- Kayra Özdemir at The-Sports.org
European Judo Championships — Women's Heavyweight | |
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1974–97: +72 kg • 1998–present: +78 kg | |
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Sportspeople from Morbihan
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- French female judoka
- French emigrants to Turkey
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Turkish female judoka
- Turkish female martial artists
- Turkish people of Martiniquais descent
- Turkish people of French descent
- European champions for Turkey
- Living people
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- European Games competitors for Turkey
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in judo
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games