Mehlika Öztürk

Not to be confused with Turkish women's footballer Melike Öztürk.

Mehlika Öztürk
Mehlika Öztürk at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Manisa, Turkey
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubTekirdağ Çorlu Belediyesi
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's freestyle wrestling
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 57 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 59 kg
Women's beach wrestling
World Beach Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 60 kg

Mehlika Öztürk (born 29 June 1997) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia and she won the silver medal in beach wrestling in her event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.

Early life

Mehlika Öztürk was born in Manisa, Turkey. She is 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall at 57 kg (126 lb). She is a member of Tekirdağ Çorlu Belediyesi.[1]

Career

She competed in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia.[2] She was eliminated in her first match by Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan.[2]

In 2019, she represented Turkey at the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar and she won the silver medal in the women's 60 kg beach wrestling event.[3]

In 2020, at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she competed in the women's 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.[4] In the same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6] [1] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 57 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[7] In October 2021, she was also eliminated in her first match in the women's 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[8]

In 2022, she competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 2nd Beach wrestling 60 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Mehlika Öztürk" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Beach Wrestling Medalists" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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