Tutya Yılmaz

Tutya Yılmaz (born June 4, 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish female artistic gymnast.[1] She is a student of Ekrem Elginkan High School in Istanbul.[2]

Tutya Yılmaz
Full nameTutya Yılmaz
Country represented Turkey
Born (1999-06-04) June 4, 1999
Istanbul, Turkey
HometownBakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubIstanbul Gymnastics Club

She represented her country at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, as well as the 2015 European Games.[3]

She earned a quota spot for 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

In 2016, she won the gold medal in the balance beam event at the Mersin World Challenge Cup in Turkey.

On 7th of August 2016, she performed in the qualification stage of Rio Olympics. She obtained 13.733 on vault, 12.166 on uneven bars, 14.500 on balance beam, 12.733 on floor; with a total score of 53.132.

She had an outstanding performance on balance beam and she was a reserve for the balance beam final.

References

  1. "Tutya Yılmaz | Kişisel Web Sitesi". Tutyayilmaz.com. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. "Tutya Yılmaz'dan Artistik Jimnastikte Türkiye Şampiyonluğu" (in Turkish). İTÜ. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  3. "Baku 2015 1St European Games - Athletes - YILMAZ Tutya". Baku2015.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. "Cimnastikte ilklerin olimpiyatı Rio". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-07-04.


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