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Evin Demirhan Yavuz (born 2 July 1995) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 50 kg division. She is a member of Ankara Aski Spor Club. She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships.
Early life
Demirhan was born into a crowded family in poverty in Siirt, southeastern Turkey on 2 July 1995. During her secondary education at Şehit Zafer Kılıç Sports High School in her hometown, she benefited from a scholarship of the Turkish Wrestling Foundation as one of the twenty successful students and talented wrestlers. She supported her family of 13 financially by wrestling.
In the 89-minute documentary movie titled Siirt'in Sırrı, English : "Know My Name", Demirhan plays the leading role as a 16-year-old girl which features her life and struggle to financially support her family and to build a future for herself. The movie was awarded the "Best National Documentary Film Prize" at the 49th International Antalya Film Festival ("Golden Orange Award") and the "Special Jury Prize for Documentary Film" at the 19th International Adana Film Festival ("Golden Boll Award") both in 2012.
Sports career
Demirhan began sport wrestling as she was 15 years of age. She trains twelve hours a day, six day a week. She was four times Turkish champion in her weight class.
She won the silver medal in the 44 kg event at the 2012 European Junior Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia, a bronze medal in the 44 kg event at the 2013 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Skopje, Macedonia, a bronze medal in the 44 kg event at the 2013 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Wrestling Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 European Junior Wrestling Championships, and a bronze medal in the 48 kg event at the same championships of 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
She took part at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan competing in the 48 kg event without gaining a medal. In 2017, Demirhan captured the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Azerbaijan. She was also the bronze medalist in the 48 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France. In 2019, she captured bronze medals at the European Games and at the European Wrestling Championships. In January 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 held in Nice, France. In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
In 2022, she competed in the 50 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. In March 2022, she won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. She competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
References
- "Evin Demirhan Yavuz profile page". uww.org.
- "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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- ^ "Know My Name (Siirt'in Sırrı) North America Premiere". 12th Annual Boston Turkish Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Sporcumuz Evin Demirhan kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Junior European Wrestling Championship Zagreb 2012" (PDF). Wrestling. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "European Championship – Junior Skopje (MKD) 2013-07-02 – 2013-07-07 2013" (PDF). Wrestling Serbia. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Day 3 Recap from the Junior World Championships". Around the Rings. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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- "Bakü 2017 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları 14. Gün Sonuçları". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Evin Demirhan Dünya Güreş Şampiyonası'nda 48 kiloda bronz madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Shefferd, Neil (19 March 2021). "Twelve more wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places as women's action takes centre stage at European Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- Lloyd, Owen (31 March 2022). "Two golds apiece for Moldova and Turkey at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com. 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- Evin Demirhan at United World Wrestling
- Evin Demirhan Yavuz at the International Wrestling Database
- Evin Demirhan at Olympics.com
- Evin Demirhan Yavuz at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Evin Demirhan at Olympedia (archive)
- Evin Demirhan at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Evin Demirhan Yavuz at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Siirt
- Turkish female sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Turkey
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Games medalists in wrestling
- European Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
- Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen
- European Wrestling Champions
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey