Acelya Toprak
British judoka (born 1998)
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Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26) Lewisham, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() (until 4 August 2023) ![]() (since 6 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Metro Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | R16 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | R16 (2018, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 18893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 81885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 20 May 2024 |
Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka representing Azerbaijan.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2][3]
Biography
Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021.[4] She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021.[5]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's -57 kg, winning the silver medal.[2][6]
References
- ^ Cowen, Thea (6 November 2023). "Azerbaijan welcome Acelya Toprak". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo profile". British Judo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Acelya Toprak wins silver in women's judo for England at the Commonwealth Games". T-Vine. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
- Acelya Toprak at the European Judo Union
- Acelya Toprak at the International Judo Federation
- Acelya Toprak at JudoInside.com
- Acelya Toprak at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Acelya Toprak at Team England
- Acelya Toprak at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Acelya Toprak at The-Sports.org
- Acelya Toprak on Instagram
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