Meltem Hocaoğlu

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Meltem Hocaoğlu
BornMeltem Hocaoğlu Akyol
(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992
Istanbul, Turkey
Other namesMeltem Hocaoğlu Akyol
NationalityTurkish
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Division+68 kg
StyleKarate Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParisTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2014 BremenTeam kumite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 AdejeTeam kumite
Gold medal – first place2014 TampereTeam kumite
Gold medal – first place2021 PorečKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 İzmitKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 IstanbulKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 GuadalajaraTeam kumite
Silver medal – second place2021 PorečTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2012 AdejeKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 GuadalajaraKumite +68 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskKumite +68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuKumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 KonyaKumite +68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 TarragonaKumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranKumite +68 kg

Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol (born 15 January 1992) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +68 kg division. She is a multiple-time medalist at the World Karate Championships, European Karate Championships, European Games, Islamic Solidarity Games and Mediterranean Games.[1]

Career

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, Hocaoğlu won the gold medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event by defeating Shymaa Alsayed of Egypt 2–1 in the final.[2]

She captured the silver medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2015 European Karate Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and also won silver at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]

At the 2021 European Karate Championships in Poreč, Croatia, Hocaoğlu claimed the gold medal in the +68 kg event after defeating Aleksandra Stubleva of Bulgaria 1–0 in the final.[4]

She won a bronze medal in the +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, defeating Aurora Zinovia Crivelli of Italy 5–4 in the bronze medal match.[5] At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey, she took the silver medal in the +68 kg final, losing to Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan.[6]

References

  1. "Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club - Women's Karate A Team" (in Turkish). Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "17th Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal for Meltem Hocaoğlu" (in Turkish). Eurosport Turkey. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. "50th European Karate Championships" (in Turkish). Turkish Karate Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. "Meltem Hocaoğlu Akyol crowned European Champion" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. "Three medals for Turkish karatekas at the Mediterranean Games" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. "Turkish karatekas win 5 medals at Islamic Solidarity Games" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.