Meltem Hocaoğlu
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| Born | Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol 15 January 1992 Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | +68 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol (born 15 January 1992) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +68 kg division. She is a multiple-time medalist at the World Karate Championships, European Karate Championships, European Games, Islamic Solidarity Games and Mediterranean Games.[1]
Career
At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, Hocaoğlu won the gold medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event by defeating Shymaa Alsayed of Egypt 2–1 in the final.[2]
She captured the silver medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2015 European Karate Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and also won silver at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
At the 2021 European Karate Championships in Poreč, Croatia, Hocaoğlu claimed the gold medal in the +68 kg event after defeating Aleksandra Stubleva of Bulgaria 1–0 in the final.[4]
She won a bronze medal in the +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, defeating Aurora Zinovia Crivelli of Italy 5–4 in the bronze medal match.[5] At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey, she took the silver medal in the +68 kg final, losing to Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan.[6]
References
- ^ "Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club - Women's Karate A Team" (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "17th Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal for Meltem Hocaoğlu" (in Turkish). Eurosport Turkey. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "50th European Karate Championships" (in Turkish). Turkish Karate Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol crowned European Champion" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Three medals for Turkish karatekas at the Mediterranean Games" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Turkish karatekas win 5 medals at Islamic Solidarity Games" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Meltem Hocaoglu Akyol at the World Karate Federation (alternate link)
- Meltem Hocaoglu at KarateRec.com
- Meltem Hocaoglu Akyol at Olympics.com
- Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol at Olympedia
- Meltem Hocaoğlu at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)