Rukiye Yıldırım

Rukiye Yıldırım (born February 12, 1991 in Ankara) is a European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the finweight division.[1][2] She is a graduate student in the School of Sports science at Selçuk University in Konya.[3]

Rukiye Yıldırım
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991
Ankara, Turkey
EducationSports science
Alma materSelçuk University
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Finweight (46 kg)
ClubAnkara İlbank SK
Coached byAli Şahin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Guadalajara46 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Gyeongju46 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Manchester49 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Petersburg46 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Kazan46 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Manchester46 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Montreux46 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2015 Moscow49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 London49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Rabat49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Taoyuan49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Moscow49 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku46 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya49 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 49 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen 46 kg

She began with Taekwondo in 2002 in Kanka Taekwondo S.K. in Ankara, where she is coached by Hızır Pınaroğlu. She is representing her country at international events since 2007.[1]

Rukiye Yıldırım won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea.[4] She is the gold medalist of 2010 European Taekwondo Championships in finweigth.[5]

She won the silver medalist in the Flyweight (49kg) division at the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey.[6]

References
  1. "Rukiye Yıldırım" (in Turkish). Sakin Taekwondo. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. +"Tekvadoda tarih yazdık". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 16 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. "Zeliha Ağrıs Avrupa şampiyonu". Yeni Meram (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. "Rukiye ve Rıdvan'dan bronz geldi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. "European Taekwondo Union". Archived from the original on 19 November 2011.
  6. "Rukiye Yıldırım gümüş madalyada kaldı". Haberdem (in Turkish). 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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