Yasemin Adar

Yasemin Adar Yiğit (born 6 December 1991)[1] is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 76 kg division.[2] 2 times world (2017,2022) and 6 times European (2016,2017,2018,2019,2022,2023) champions. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

Yasemin Adar
Personal information
Full nameYasemin Adar Yiğit
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991
Balıkesir, Turkey
Home townNiğde, Turkey
Alma materBalıkesir University
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event(s)76 kg
ClubBalıkesir BB
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championship 2 1 0
European Championships 6 1 0
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
Islamic Solidarity Games 1 0 0
Yasar Dogu Tournament 3 1 2
Other 5 3 0
Total 19 6 3
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo76 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Paris 75 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Belgrade 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest 76 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Riga75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Novi Sad75 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Kaspiysk76 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest76 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest76 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb76 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Rome 76 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place2020 Belgrade76 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku75 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran76 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place2016 Istanbul75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Istanbul75 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Istanbul76 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Istanbul76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Ankara72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Istanbul76 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Ruse75 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Ruse76 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Sofia76 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Plovdiv72 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Sofia75 kg
Poland Open
Gold medal – first place2015 Warsaw75 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Warsaw76 kg

Private life

Yasemin Adar was born to Naim Adar, a baker, and Ayşegül in Balıkesir, 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. Currently, she works as a teacher in Niğde.[5][6] On September 26, 2021, she married Erdem Yiğit.[7]

Sports career

Adar was discovered by former Turkish champion sport wrestler Aslan Seyhanlı while she was performing shot put during her high school and university years.[5][6] She then switched over to wrestling in her hometown. She competes for Trakya Birlik SK.[8][9]

Adar took part in the freestyle −72 kg event at the 2012 World Championships in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, gaining no success.[10]

She participated at the 2013 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, without having success.[11] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, she became gold medalist in the −72 kg division.[5][6][12] She placed fifth at the 2013 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, after losing to Chinese Zhang Fengliu in the semifinals and to American Adeline Gray in the third place match.[8][13]

Adar reached the round of 16 at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[14]

She failed to advance to the finals after losing to Russian Ekaterina Bukina in the −75 kg event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She then lost to Moldavian Svetlana Saenko in the bronze medal match.[15] At the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, United States, Adar lost in the quarter-finals to Colombian Andrea Olaya by fall.[16]

Competing in the −75 kg event at the 2016 European Championships held in Riga, Latvia, she won her country's first-ever women's wrestling gold medal at this championship, defeating Russian Alena Storodubtseva.[6][9][17][18]

In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[19][20] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[21] She was eliminated in her second match by Martina Kuenz of Austria.[21] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[22][23]

She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[24][25] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the 76 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[26] 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.[27][28]

In 2023, Yasemin Adar won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 76 category at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships 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.[29]

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2012 European Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 15th Freestyle 72 kg
Mediterranean Championships Greece Larissa, Greece 1st Freestyle 72 kg
World Championships Canada Strathcona County, Canada 5th Freestyle 72 kg
2013 European Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 10th Freestyle 72 kg
Mediterranean Games Turkey Mersin, Turkey 1st Freestyle 72 kg
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 5th Freestyle 72 kg
2014 European Championships Finland Vantaa, Finland 9th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 9th Freestyle 75 kg
2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 10th Freestyle 75 kg
2016 European Championships Latvia Riga, Latvia 1st Freestyle 75 kg
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 8th Freestyle 75 kg
2017 European Championships Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Freestyle 75 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships France Paris, France 1st Freestyle 75 kg
2018 European Championships Russia Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
2019 European Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 76 kg
2020 European Championships Italy Rome, Italy 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Japan Tokyo, Japan 3rd Freestyle 76 kg
2022 European Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 76 kg
Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran, Algeria 1st Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 76 kg
2023 European Championships Croatia Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 76 kg

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