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]

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".
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