Yasemin Adar (born 6 December 1991) is a Turkish
freestyle wrestler
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competing in the 76 kg division. 2 times world (2017,2022) and 6 times European (2016,2017,2018,2019,2022,2023) champions. She also won one of the bronze medals in the
women's 76 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo, Japan.
Private life
Yasemin Adar was born to Naim Adar, a baker, and Ayşegül in
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 mo ...
, Turkey on 6 December 1991. She has an elder sister, Yıldız. Her mother died in 2013. After finishing Gaziosmanpaşa High School, she studied physical education and sports in
Balıkesir University
Balıkesir University () is a public university in Balıkesir, Turkey. It was established in 1992.
History
The roots of Balikesir University date back to Karesi Teacher Training School, which was established in 1910. Balikesir State Engineerin ...
. Currently, she works as a teacher in
Niğde
Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people.
The city is small with plenty ...
.
On September 26, 2021, she married Erdem Yiğit.
Sports career
Adar was discovered by former Turkish champion sport wrestler Aslan Seyhanlı while she was performing
shot put
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during her high school and university years.
She then switched over to wrestling in her hometown. She competes for Trakya Birlik SK.
Adar took part in the freestyle −72 kg event at the
2012 World Championships in
Strathcona County
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Strathcona County is both urban and rural in n ...
,
Alberta
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, Canada, gaining no success.
She participated at the
2013 European Championships in
Tbilisi
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, Georgia, without having success.
At the
2013 Mediterranean Games
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in
Mersin
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, Turkey, she became gold medalist in the −72 kg division.
She placed fifth at the
2013 World Championships held in
Budapest
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, Hungary, after losing to Chinese
Zhang Fengliu in the semifinals and to American
Adeline Gray
Adeline Maria Gray (born January 15, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 76 kilograms. She is a six-time world champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) and a two-time Olympian (2016, 2020), with the silver m ...
in the third place match.
Adar reached the round of 16 at the
2014 World Championships in
Tashkent
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, Uzbekistan.
She failed to advance to the finals after losing to Russian
Ekaterina Bukina in the −75 kg event at the
2015 European Games
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in
Baku
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, Azerbaijan. She then lost to Moldavian
Svetlana Saenko in the bronze medal match.
At the
2015 World Championships in
Las Vegas
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, United States, Adar lost in the quarter-finals to Colombian
Andrea Olaya by
fall
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.
Competing in the −75 kg event at the
2016 European Championships held in
Riga
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, Latvia, she won her country's first-ever women's wrestling gold medal at this championship, defeating Russian Alena Storodubtseva.
In 2020, she won the silver medal in the
women's 76 kg event at the
2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup
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held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In March 2021, she competed at the
European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
She was eliminated in her second match by
Martina Kuenz of Austria.
In May 2021, she qualified at the
World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
She won the gold medal in the
women's 76 kg event at the
2022 European Wrestling Championships
The 2022 European Wrestling Championships was held from 28 March to 3 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Belarusian and Russian wrestlers did not compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Competition schedule
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held in Budapest, Hungary.
A few months later, she won the gold medal in the
76 kg event at the
2022 Mediterranean Games
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held in Oran, Algeria.
Yasemin Adar beat Egypt’s
Samar Amer 6-0 in women's freestyle 76 kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, scoring her second gold in the tournament.
In 2023, Yasemin Adar won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 76 category at the
2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb. Yasemin Adar won the quarterfinal against Romanian Catalina Axente with a 10-0 with technical superiority. Then, in the semifinals, she won 14-4 with technical superiority against Ukrainian Anastasia Osniach and reached the final. Yasemin Adar competed against Austrian Martina Kuenz in the final. While the competitive match ended 2-2, Adar won the match with advantage points and became the European champion for the 6th time.
Achievements
References
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1991 births
Sportspeople from Balıkesir
Balıkesir University alumni
Turkish schoolteachers
Turkish female sport wrestlers
European Games competitors for Turkey
Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
European champions for Turkey
Living people
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers for Turkey
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
European Wrestling Champions
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in wrestling
21st-century Turkish sportswomen