Mehlika Öztürk (born 29 June 1997) is a Turkish

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She won a bronze medal at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia and she won the silver medal in beach wrestling in her event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar.

Early life

Mehlika Öztürk was born in

Manisa Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...

, Turkey. She is tall at . She is a member of Tekirdağ Çorlu Belediyesi.

Career

She competed in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the

2018 European Wrestling Championships The 69th UWW European Wrestling Championships was held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia, between 30 April and 6 May 2018. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations On ...

held in Kaspiysk, Russia. She was eliminated in her first match by

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of Azerbaijan. In 2019, she represented Turkey at the

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in Doha, Qatar and she won the silver medal in the women's 60 kg beach wrestling event. In 2020, at the

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held in Rome, Italy, she competed in the women's 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match. In the same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the

held in Belgrade, Serbia. In April 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 57 kg event at the

in Warsaw, Poland. In October 2021, she was also eliminated in her first match in the women's 55 kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. In 2022, she competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozturk, Mehlika 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Manisa Turkish female sport wrestlers Enkaspor 21st-century Turkish sportswomen