Mehtap Gültekin
.jpg) Mehtap Gültekin at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 2000 Trabzon, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trabzon BŞB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mehtap Gültekin (born 1 April 2000) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 76 kg division. She represents the club Trabzon BŞB and the Turkish national team.
Career
[edit]In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 76 kg category at the Turkish Women's Wrestling Championships held in Çorlu.[1]
At the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Plovdiv, Gültekin competed in the 76 kg category. In the round of 16, she defeated Carla Celda of Spain by 7–0. She was then defeated 11–0 by Bernadett Nagy of Hungary in the quarterfinals. Entering the repechage, Gültekin secured the bronze medal by beating Vanesa Kaloyanova of Bulgaria on criteria (1–1).[2]
She earned another bronze at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, defeating Kazakhstan's Zhanatayeva 7–1 in the 76 kg third place bout.[3]
In 2023, she won bronze again at the European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, defeating Elena Margas 10–2. She had previously beaten Laura Celine Kuehn and lost to Kamile Gaucaite in the semifinal.[4]
Gültekin placed second in the women's 76 kg category at the Yaşar Doğu Tournament in both 2021 and 2023, and earned a bronze medal in the same weight class in 2025.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Türkiye Büyük Kadınlar Güreş Şampiyonası Çorlu'da sona erdi". Haberler.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Mehtap Gültekin Trabzon'da çiçeklerle karşılandı". Fanatik. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Milli güreşçiler günü 5 madalya ile bitirdi". TRT Spor. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "U23 Kadınlar Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya". TGF. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Yaşar Doğu Tournament Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mehtap Gültekin at United World Wrestling
- Mehtap Gültekin at the International Wrestling Database