İrem Yaman

İrem Yaman (born August 4, 1995) is a twice world champion Turkish taekwondo athlete competed in the lightweight division, and an amateur kickboxer. In 2021, she retired from the taekwondo.

İrem Yaman
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-08-04) August 4, 1995
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo, kickboxing
Event(s)Lightweight
Turned pro2014
Coached byHasan Yaman
Retired2021
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Chelyabinsk62 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Manchester62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Montreux62 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Kazan62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Sofia62 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2017 Wuxi57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2018 Moscow57 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Taoyuan57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Samsun67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Rabat67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona 57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku62 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei62 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Napoli62 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Gwangju62 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Innsbruck67 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Bukarest62 kg

Private life

İrem Yaman was born on August 4, 1995. She began practising taekwondo at the age of eight.[1]

She studied Physical Education and Sports at Hacettepe University in Ankara,[2] and was a member of the university's taekwondo team.[3] After earning her bachelor's degree, she went on to conduct study for a master's degree at Selçuk University's Sports Department in Konya.[1]

Sports career
Kickboxing

İrem Yaman won the bronze medal in the +70 kg semi-contact category at the 2012 WAKO World Kickboxing Championships for Cadets and Juniors held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[4] The next year, she fought a silver medal at the W.A.K.O. European Kickboxing Championships 2013 for Juniors held in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.[5]

Taekwondo

Yaman debuted internationally in taekwondo in 2014,[1] and became gold medalist at the European Under 21 Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[6] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Turkish Open in Antalya, Luxor Open in Luxor, Egypt, Ukraine Open in Kharkov and Moldova Open in Chisinau.[7][8][9] At age 18, she became world champion at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[10][11][12]

As of 2018, she ranks first in the World Taekwondo's 62 kg list with 253.81 points.[1]

Turkish world champion Irem Yaman won the gold medal in women's 62 kg category in 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, UK on Sunday. Beating her Brazilian opponent Caroline Santos 21–7 in the final match, Yaman protected her title as the world champion she won in 2015 and became the first Turkish female athlete to win the gold medal twice in taekwondo. 23-year old Irem Yaman becomes first female Turkish athlete to win gold twice in taekwondo.[13]

As of December 2019, the Olympic ranking for participation in the 2020 Summer Olympics ended and the countries with athletes in the top 5 of the Olympic ranking won quotas on behalf of the country for participation in the Olympic Games. In Turkey, Irem Yaman and Hatice Kübra İlgün were among the top five. Since each country had only one quota, it was decided that the athlete with the best ranking in the Grand Prix tournament would go, and these athletes were notified one and a half months in advance. Most of İrem Yaman's points were earned in the 62 kg, which is not an Olympic weight class, and all of Hatice Kübra İlgün's points were earned in the 57 kg Olympic weight class. In the statement made by the Turkish Taekwondo Federation, a statement was made by our Federation on October 23, 2019; In the weight classes where we have more than one athlete in the Top 5 in the Olympic ranking, the athlete who is more successful in the Grand Prix Final Competition to be held in Russia in December will represent our country in the Olympic Games regardless of the point status" and this issue was announced 1.5 months before the competition date and notified to both of our athletes. In this regard, no objection was made by our athletes to this decision. When we look at the performances of our two national athletes in Grand Prix competitions that will affect the Olympic quota ranking of 57 kg in 2019; Hatice Kübra İlgün has won medals in all organizations she has participated in, including 4 Grand Prix. İrem Yaman did not participate in 2 of the last 4 Grand Prix due to injury and did not win a medal in the 2 Grand Prix she participated in. Hatice Kübra İlgün won medals in all 4 Grand Prix in this period. Hatice Kübra İlgün defeated İrem Yaman in the 2019 Russia Grand Prix Final, which was announced as a selection by our Federation, and won the silver medal at the end of the tournament. When we analyze the competitions of our two national athletes against each other, Hatice Kübra İlgün has a 2-1 advantage over İrem Yaman. When all this information is analyzed, Hatice Kübra İlgün was determined to represent our country in the 57 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[14] Irem Yaman, who could not accept the defeat in the Moscow Grand Prix Tournament, made unfortunate statements to the press and targeted her teammate.[15]

On December 18, 2021, she announced that she retired from taekwondo.[16]

References
  1. "İrem Yaman kimdir kaç yaşında?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. "İrem Yaman" (in Turkish). Çankaya Savunma Sanatları Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. "Hacettepe Üniversitesi Taekwondo Takımı" (in Turkish). Hacettepe Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. "Genç Milli Kick Boks Takımımız Ringi Dünyaya Dar Etti" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kick Boks Federasyonu. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. "Türkiye, Avrupa Kick Boks'tan madalyalarla dönüyor". Spor X (in Turkish). 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. "Yaman, Irem". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  8. "Tekvando Milli Takımı Ukrayna'da coştu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. "Turkish teen wins gold at World Taekwondo Championship". Anadolu Agency. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  11. "İrem Yaman dünya şampiyonu oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  12. "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  13. "Turkish athlete wins gold in World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, UK".
  14. https://www.ntvspor.net/diger-sporlar/tekvando-federasyonu-ndan-irem-yaman-aciklamasi-5e665231e7d8b29b0473f05a
  15. https://www.birgun.net/haber/irem-yaman-3-olarak-olimpiyata-katilmaya-hak-kazandim-ama-5-olan-sporcu-katilacak-291109
  16. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/son-dakika-irem-yaman-tekvandoyu-biraktigini-acikladi-41963677
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