Ayşen Taşkın
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Ayşen Taşkın (born 16 December 1996) is a Turkish female boxer who competes in the bantamweight (54 kg) division. She works as a sports coach.
Sport career
Taşkın started her boxing career at age 13 after getting impressed from boxing matches she watches in the television.[1] She took a break from sports between 2017 and 2021 due to her injury and university education.[2] In 2023, she became Turkish champion in the 57 kg event, and was admitted to the national team camp.[1] She has four Turkish champion titles in different age categories.[2] She is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K..[3]
In addition to competing in boxing, she also works as a boxing coach.[4] She prepares around 25 children in boxing for the Youth and Sports Directorate of Kocaeli Province.[1]
At the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland, she lost the round of 16 in the fearherweight event.[1]
She competed in the 54 kg event at the 2025 Solidary Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[5] and won the gold medal.[3][6]
Personal life
A native of Gebze in Kocaeli,[4] Ayşen Taşkın was born on 16 December 1996.[7]
She graduated from the Faculty of Sports science at the Kocaeli University in 2019.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Tetik, Sefa; Ümit Ülker (12 March 2023). "Milli boksör Ayşen Taşkın, öğrencileriyle şampiyonluklara hazırlanıyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b Kahyaoğlu, Bilal (10 February 2025). "Milli boksör Ayşen, yumruklarını şampiyonluk için "ısıtıyor"". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Ayşen, Riyad'da şanlı bayrağımızı göndere çekti" (in Turkish). Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ayşen Taşkın" (in Turkish). Bal Sport Center. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (4 November 2025). "Türkiye, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Riyad'da boksta 3'ü altın 5 madalya aldık". Nefes Gazete (in Turkish). 10 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletes - Boxing - Türkiye - Ayşen Taşkın". Islanic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 24 November 2025.