Evin Demirhan

Evin Demirhan (born July 2, 1995) is a Turkish female freestyle wrestler.

Not to be confused with Evin Demir.
Evin Demirhan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-07-02) July 2, 1995
Siirt, Turkey
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's Freestyle Wrestling
Event(s)-48 kg
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Freestyle wrestling
World Championships
2017 Paris48 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk50 kg
European Championships
2018 Kaspiysk50 kg
2019 Bucharest50 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona50 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku48 kg
World U23 Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz48 kg

Early life

Demirhan was born into a crowded family in poverty in Siirt, southeastern Turkey on July 2, 1995.[1] During her secondary education at Şehit Zafer Kılıç Sports High School in her hometown, she benefited from a scholarship of the Turkish Wrestling Foundation as one of the twenty successful students and talented wrestlers.[2] She supported her family of 13 financially by wrestling.[3]

In the 89-minute documentary movie titled Siirt'in Sırrı, English : "Know My Name", Demirhan plays the leading role as a 16-year-old girl which features her life and struggle to financially support her family and to build a future for herself. The movie was awarded the "Best National Documentary Film Prize" at the 49th International Antalya Film Festival ("Golden Orange Award") and the "Special Jury Prize for Documentary Film" at the 19th International Adana Film Festival ("Golden Boll Award") both in 2012.[3][4][2]

Sports career

Demirhan began sport wrestling as she was 15 years of age.[4] She trains twelve hours a day, six day a week.[5] She was four times Turkish champion in her weight class.[2]

She won the silver medal in the 44 kg event at the 2012 European Junior Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia,[6] a bronze medal in the 44 kg event at the 2013 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Skopje, Macedonia,[7] a bronze medal in the 44 kg event at the 2013 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria,[8][9] the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Wrestling Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 European Junior Wrestling Championships, and a bronze medal in the 48 kg event at the same championships of 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.[10]

She took part at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan competing in the 48 kg event without gaining a medal.[11] In 2017, Demirhan captured the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Azerbaijan.[12] She was also the bronze medalist in the 48 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[13] In 2019, she captured bronze medals at the 2019 European Games and at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships.

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Baku 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. "Evin DEMİRHAN "Siirt'in Sırrı"" (in Turkish). Türk Güreş Vakfı. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. "Know My Name (Siirt'in Sırrı) North America Premiere". 12th Annual Boston Turkish Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. Uzun, Fatih (2017-08-25). "Siirt'te Ailesine Bakmak İçin Güreşen Bir Kızın Hikayesi: Evin Demirhan Dünya 3.sü!". O Ne Dio (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. "Sporcumuz Evin Demirhan kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. "Junior European Wrestling Championship Zagreb 2012" (PDF). Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  7. "European Championship – Junior Skopje (MKD) 2013-07-02 – 2013-07-07 2013" (PDF). Wrestling Serbia. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  8. "Day 3 Recap from the Junior World Championships". Around the Rings. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  9. Abbott, Gary (2013-08-15). "Golston takes silver medal in women's freestyle at Junior Worlds in Bulgaria". The Mat. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  10. May, William (2015-06-26). "Tosun Seeks "3-Peat" on Day Four of European Juniors". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  11. Kaya, Muzaffer (2015-06-15). "Kadın Güreşçilerimiz Bakü'de Tutunamadı !". Spor Rize (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  12. "Bakü 2017 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları 14. Gün Sonuçları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  13. "Evin Demirhan Dünya Güreş Şampiyonası'nda 48 kiloda bronz madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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