Ali Sofuoğlu

Ali Sofuoğlu (born June 3, 1995) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata.[1][2] He is a member of Kağıthane Belediyesi S.K.[3]

Ali Sofuoğlu
A full picture of Ali Sofuoğlu
Born (1995-06-03) 3 June 1995
NationalityTurkish
StyleKarate Kata
TeamKağıthane Belediyesi S.K.
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoIndividual kata
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 MadridIndividual kata
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiIndividual kata
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiTeam kata
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskIndividual kata
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaIndividual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 PorečIndividual kata
Gold medal – first place2021 PorečTeam kata
Gold medal – first place2022 GaziantepIndividual kata
Gold medal – first place2022 GaziantepTeam kata
Gold medal – first place2023 GuadalajaraTeam kata
Silver medal – second place2017 İzmitIndividual kata
Silver medal – second place2018 Novi SadIndividual kata
Silver medal – second place2019 GuadalajaraIndividual kata
Silver medal – second place2019 GuadalajaraTeam kata
Bronze medal – third place2012 AdejeTeam kata
Bronze medal – third place2018 Novi SadTeam kata
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Individual kata
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaTeam kata

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Career

Ali Sofuoğlu was already European champion at the cadet level in 2010 and 2011. In the juniors he was runner-up three times in a row from 2011 to 2013. At the U21 level, he finally managed to win the World Championship in 2015 and also became European champion two more times in 2014 and 2016. In the adult field, he was already part of the Turkish team that won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Adeje in 2012. His next podium finish came at the 2017 European Championships in İzmit when he finished second in the singles behind Damián Quintero. He repeated this success both in 2018 in Novi Sad and in 2019 in Guadalajara, both times again behind Damián Quintero. In addition, he finished second with the team in 2018 and third in 2019. In 2018, Sofuoğlu also finished third at the World Championships in Madrid. A year later, he once again finished second behind Damián Quintero at the European Games in Minsk.

At the 2020 World Championships held in Dubai in 2021, Sofuoğlu secured third place in the individual and team events, while in Poreč he became European champion in these two disciplines. In 2022, he successfully defended his title in the individual and team events in Gaziantep. Sofuoğlu qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, also held in 2021, through the Olympic Rankings. He finished the group stage in second place behind Ryō Kiyuna with 27.32 points, advancing to the bronze medal duel against Park Hee-jun. With 27.26 points, he surpassed Park's score of 26.14 points and secured the medal. Behind Olympic champion Ryō Kiyuna and second-place finisher Damián Quintero, Ariel Torres also won a bronze medal alongside Sofuoğlu.[6]

He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[7]

Achievements
2017
2021

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Tournament Participation List (Entries)" (PDF). 7th World Junior & Cadet Karate Championships. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. "Arliv" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  4. Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "Ali Sofuoğlu karatede bronz madalya kazandı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111336/kiyuna-wins-mens-olympic-kata-title
  7. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. "Ferdi katada Ali Sofuoğlu, Avrupa ikincisi". Euro Sport Karate (in Turkish). 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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