Begüm Yuva
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| Born | August 20, 2006 Antalya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||
Event | Compound bow | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Begüm Yuva (born 20 August 2006) is a Turkish archer competing in the compound discipline. She won the gold medal in the women's team event at the 2024 European Archery Championships in Essen, Germany.[1]
Career
Yuva initially played volleyball, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she decided to switch to an individual sport and began archery.[2]
She trained at the Vedat Erbay Archery Academy and quickly rose through the youth categories, earning national titles and a call-up to the Turkish national team.[3]
In 2024, she won a bronze medal in the U21 compound women's category at the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Nîmes, France.[2]
In 2025, she won another bronze medal in the women's compound team event at the World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, alongside Emine Rabia Oğuz and Hazal Burun.[4]
The same year, Yuva, together with Defne Çakmak and Betül Özbek, became world champions in the U21 women's compound team event at the World Youth Championships, defeating Korea in a shoot-off.[5]
Ahead of the 2025 World Archery Championships, she joined the national team camp held in Gallipoli.[6]
References
- ^ "European Championship in Archery". TED Antalya College. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "She quit volleyball during the pandemic and won a World Cup bronze medal in archery". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "13th International Conquest Cup completed in archery". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Turkish archers win bronze at World Cup". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Our U21 Women's Compound Team Crowned World Champions". Turkish Archery Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "National archers camp in Gallipoli: Target World Championships". İstanbul Ticaret Gazetesi. Retrieved 8 August 2025.