Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
) is a World and European champion, and retired Turkish freestyle
wrestler
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competing in the 76 kg division. She is a 2 time world (2017, 2022) and 7 time European (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024) champion. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
Personal life
Adar was born to Naim Adar, a baker, and Ayşegül in
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
, 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 (; ; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and is located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Niğde Province and Niğde District. 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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,
Alberta
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Tbilisi
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, Georgia, without having success. At the
2013 Mediterranean Games
The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...
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 wrestling, freestyle wrestler who currently competes at Wrestling weight classes#Women's wrestling, 76 kilograms. She is a six-time world champion (2012 World Wrestling Champi ...
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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Las Vegas
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, United States, Adar lost in the quarter-finals to Colombian Andrea Olaya by
fall
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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
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
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
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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
The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Competition schedule
All times are (UTC+2)
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal overview
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
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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.
She won the gold medal in the 76kg event at the
2024 European Wrestling Championships
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held in Bucharest, Romania. She defeated
Anastasiia Osniach
Anastasiia Vyacheslavivna Osniach ( Shustova) (, born 9 October 1996) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a European Championships silver medallist in 76 kg event.
Career
In 2013, Anastasiia became a world champion of 2013 World Cad ...
of Ukraine in her gold medal match. She competed at the
2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
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Qualification summary
Men's freestyle 57 kg ...
in Baku, Azerbaijan and she earned a quota place for Turkey for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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in Paris, France.
She competed in the women's 76kg event at the Olympics. She defeated Canadian
Justina Di Stasio
Justina Di Stasio (born November 22, 1992) is a Canadian wrestler of Italian and Cree descent.
Career
In 2015, Di Stasio won a gold medal in the 75 kg weight class at the annual Pan American Wrestling Championships. She also won the 2015 Dav ...
8-2 in the first round of the women's freestyle 76 kg wrestling competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, France. She lost 3-0 to Japanese Yuka Kagami in the quarterfinals. He qualified for the repechage when his opponent reached the final. She lost 3-1 to Ecuadorian
Génesis Reasco
Génesis Rosangela Reasco Valdez (born 18 July 1998) is an Ecuadorian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. She won the silver medal ...
in the repechage match and finished eighth in the Olympics.
In 2025, Adar won the silver medal in the 76kg event at the
European Wrestling Championships
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held in Bratislava, Slovakia. After bypassing the first round she reached the final by pinning Italian Enrica Rinaldi in the quarterfinals with a 4-0 lead and defeating Austrian Martina Kuenz 2-1 in the semifinals. She lost 6-0 to Ukrainian Anastasiya Alpyeyeva in the final match and won the silver medal. After the final match, she took off her shoes on the mat and ended her active wrestling career at the age of 33.
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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