Bediha Gün (born 26 October 1994) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. She is a member of Ankara Aski Sport Club. She is a student at Kırkpınar Physical Education and Sports College of Trakya University.

Wrestling career

Gün lost her chance for a medal in the quarterfinals of the 55 kg event at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in

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, Hungary. She competed in the 55 kg division at the 2015 European Games held in

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, Azerbaijan without succeeding to advance from the quarterfinals. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Wrestling Under-23 Championships in Ruse, Bulgaria. She was not able to advance from the Round of 16 in the 2016 European Wrestling Championships in

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, Latvia. Gün earned a quota spot at the

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for her second-place performance at the Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held in

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, Turkey. In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She competed in the 57kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gun, Bediha 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmir Trakya University alumni Turkish female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Wrestlers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey