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Salih Yıldız

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Salih Yıldız
Personal information
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Iğdır, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2024)
World Champ.R16 (2023)
European Champ.Bronze (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Vantaa ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Poreč ‍–‍60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sarajevo ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF29923
JudoInside.com105793
Updated on 28 July 2024

Salih Yıldız (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish judoka competing in the extra lightweight (‍–‍60 kg) division.[1] He is competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.[2]

Sport career

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In 2019, Yıldız won the gold medal in the extra lightweight (‍–‍60 kg) division at the European Junior Championships in Vantaa, Finland, and the bronze medal at the World Juniors Championships in Marrakesh, Morocco. The next year, he took the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Poreč, Croatia. He claimed the gold medal at the European Open in Riccione, Italy in 2022. The same year, he took the bronze medal at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He received bronze medals at the Grand Slam in Tel Aviv, Israel and the Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia in 2023. Yıldız took bronze medals at the Grand Slam events in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Antalya, Turkey. in 2024. At the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, he won the bronze medal.[1]

Yıldız qualified to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] Yıldız ranked 5th in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal life

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Salih Yıldız was born in Iğdır, eastern Turkey in 2001.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Salih Yildiz Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ Çakar, Ercan (27 July 2024). "Judoda milli sporcu Salih Yıldız, çeyrek finalde Gürcistanlı Giorgi Sardalashvili'yi yenerek yarı finale yükseldi". Anadoku News Agency (in 27 July 2024).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ "Tuğçe Beder ve Salih Yıldız, Paris 2024'te". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Milli judocu Salih Yıldız, olimpiyatlarda 5. oldu İhlas Haber Ajansı". IHA (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Olimpiyatlarda yarışan Salih Yıldız kimdir, kaç yaşında? İşte, başarılı Judocunun kariyeri". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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