Irmak Yıldırım (born 2005) is a Turkish

motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competiti ...

raceser. She is her country's first female athlete in this sport. She is a ntive of

Balıkesir Balıkesir () is a city in Turkey and is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is located in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 338,936. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi. History Close to ...

, Turkey. Encouraged by her father, she started motorcycle riding in 2012. She has been participating in international motocross competitions since 2019. Supported by the Afyonkarahisar Municipality, she competed in the third leg of the 2021 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship held in

Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar (, tr, afyon "poppy, opium", ''kara'' "black", ''hisar'' "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along t ...

, Turkey. She placed 25th at the MXGP of Turkey and 23rd at the MXGP of Afyon rounds. She rides on a Gas Gas.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yildirim, Irmak 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Balıkesir Turkish motocross riders Female motorcycle racers Turkish sportswomen