Acelya Toprak
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1998 Lewisham, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Great Britain(until 4 August 2023)  Azerbaijan(since 6 November 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Metro Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2018, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 18893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 81885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 13 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka representing Azerbaijan.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021.[4] She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021.[5]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's -57 kg, winning the silver medal.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Cowen, Thea (6 November 2023). "Azerbaijan welcome Acelya Toprak". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo profile". British Judo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Acelya Toprak wins silver in women's judo for England at the Commonwealth Games". T-Vine. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Acelya Toprak at the European Judo Union
- Acelya Toprak at the International Judo Federation
- Acelya Toprak at JudoInside.com
- Acelya Toprak at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Acelya Toprak at Team England
- Acelya Toprak at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Acelya Toprak at The-Sports.org
- Acelya Toprak on Instagram
 | This biographical article related to United Kingdom judo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- English female judoka
- British female judoka
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- British judo biography stubs