Dilara Bozan (born 28 March 1997)[1] is a Turkish karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's individual kata event at the Islamic Solidarity Games. She is also a ten-time medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Karate Championships.
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| Born | 28 March 1997 Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBozan won the bronze medal in the women's kata event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won one of the bronze medals in both the individual and team kata events.[3] In the same year, she also competed in the women's individual kata event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4]
In 2019, Bozan represented Turkey at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event.[5][6] In 2019, she also competed in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar without winning a medal.[7]
In 2021, Bozan won the silver medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[8][9] She qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10][11]
Bozan won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[12][13] She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
Bozan won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She lost her bronze medal match in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[14]
Bozan won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[15]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 1st | Team kata | |||
| European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Individual kata | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 3rd | Team kata | |||
| World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Team kata | |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 3rd | Team kata | |||
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 3rd | Team kata | |||
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kata | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Individual kata |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Individual kata | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 1st | Individual kata |
References
edit- ^ "Dilara Bozan". Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
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- Dilara Bozan – World Karate Federation ranking
- Dilara Bozan at KarateRec.com
- Dilara Bozan at Olympics.com
- Dilara Bozan at Olympedia
- Dilara Bozan at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Dilara Bozan at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
