Meltem Hocaoğlu

Meltem Hocaoğlu
BornMeltem Hocaoğlu Akyol
(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992
Istanbul, Turkey
Other namesMeltem Hocaoğlu Akyol
NationalityTurkish
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Division+68 kg
StyleKarate Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParisTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2014 BremenTeam kumite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 AdejeTeam kumite
Gold medal – first place2014 TampereTeam kumite
Gold medal – first place2021 PorečKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 İzmitKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 IstanbulKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 GuadalajaraTeam kumite
Silver medal – second place2021 PorečTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2012 AdejeKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 GuadalajaraKumite +68 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskKumite +68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 KonyaKumite +68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 TarragonaKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranKumite +68 kg

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "17th Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal for Meltem Hocaoğlu" (in Turkish). Eurosport Turkey. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "50th European Karate Championships" (in Turkish). Turkish Karate Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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