Yasemin Adar

Yasemin Adar (born December 6, 1991) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 75 kg division. She is a World champion and four-time European champion.

Yasemin Adar
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991
Balıkesir, Turkey
Alma materBalıkesir University
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's Freestyle Wrestling
Event(s)-75 kg
ClubENKA Spor Kulübü
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Freestyle wrestling
World Championships
2017 Paris 75 kg
2018 Budapest 76 kg
European Championships
2016 Riga 75 kg
2017 Novi Sad 75 kg
2018 Kaspiysk 76 kg
2019 Bucharest 76 kg
2020 Rome 76 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 76 kg
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin72 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.[1][2]

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.[1][2] She then switched over to wrestling in her hometown. She competes for Trakya Birlik SK.[3][4]

Adar took part in the freestyle −72 kg event at the 2012 World Championships in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, gaining no success.[5]

She participated at the 2013 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, without having success.[6] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, she became gold medalist in the −72 kg division.[1][2][7] 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.[3][8]

Adar reached the round of 16 at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[9]

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.[10] At the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, United States, Adar lost in the quarter finals to Colombian Andrea Olaya by fall.[11]

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.[2][4][12][13]

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.[14]

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2012 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th Freestyle 72 kg
Mediterranean Championships Larissa, Greece 1st Freestyle 72 kg
World Championships Strathcona County, Canada 5th Freestyle 72 kg
2013 European Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 10th Freestyle 72 kg
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st Freestyle 72 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Freestyle 72 kg
2014 European Championships Vantaa, Finland 9th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 9th Freestyle 75 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 10th Freestyle 75 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 1st Freestyle 75 kg
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 8th Freestyle 75 kg
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Freestyle 75 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Freestyle 75 kg
World Championships Paris, France 1st Freestyle 75 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 76 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Freestyle 76 kg

References
  1. "Yasemin Adar'dan Tarihi Madalya". Balıkesit Spor (in Turkish). 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. "Balıkesir'in gururu oldu". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. "Branş değiştirdi dünya beşincisi oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. "Altın Madalyalı İşk Kadın Güreşçi". Spor Extra (in Turkish). 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  5. "Championnat du Monde Senior" (PDF). FILA. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  6. "Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda bayanlar 63 kiloda Buse Tosun çeyrek finale yükseldi". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  7. "3 oyunlar rekoru kırıldı birden". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  8. "Yasemin Adar dünya beşincisi oldu" (in Turkish). 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  9. "Yasemin Adar veda etti". Spor X (in Turkish). 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  10. "Avrupa Oyunları: Güreşte 3 sporcumuz repesaj maçına çıkacak". Euro Sport (in Turkish). 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  11. "Kadınlar serbest güreşte 4 sporcumuz da yenildi". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  12. "Güreşte 2 Avrupa Şampiyonluğu birden". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  13. "Turkish wrestlers Adar and Demirtaş win gold medals at European Wrestling Championship". Daily Sabah. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  14. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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