Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz (born 1 August 2001), also known as Yasemin Yılmaz or Beyza Yılmaz, is a Turkish sports shooter competing in the 10m air pistol event.

Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23)
Ankara, Turkey
EducationPhysical Education and Sport
Alma materGazi University
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Women's Sports shooting
Representing  Turkey
ISSF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 10m air pistol Mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek 10m air pistol J
ISSF Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lima 10m air pistol J
SSF Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suhl 10m air pistol J

Sport career

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Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz started her shooting sport career inspired by her mother İlknur Yılmaz, who coaches the national shooting team.[1] She is 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) tall at 48 kg (106 lb). She is a member of Osmanlı Shooting Sport Club in Ankara, and is coached by Murat Yılmaz. She has been competing since 2013. She shoots right-handed.[2]

Yılnaz took the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event at the 2019 ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.[3]

She won the silver medal with Şimal Yılmaz and İlayda Nur Çürük in the junior 10m air pistol team event at the 2021 European Championship in Osijek, Croatia.[4]

She took the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru.[5]

She became silver medalist in the 10m air pistol Mixed team avent with İsmail Keleş at the 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.[6]

Representing her university, she competed in the 10m air pistol event at the 2023 Intercollegiate Shooting Turkish Championships in Trabzon, she won the silver medal.[7]

Personal life

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Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz was born in Ankara, Turkey on 1 August 2001.[2] Her father is a police officer and her mother is a coach of the national shhoting team and a former national sport shooter.[1]

After completing her high school education at Türk Yurdu Koleji in her hometown,[8] she attended Gazi University in Ankara,[7] for the study of Physical Education and Sport.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Genç kadın milli atıcılar: 1Bu spor erkek sporu değil"". SporX (in Turkish). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Şimal Yılmaz". ISSF. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Genç sporcular zirvede". Sabah (in Turkish). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ Er, Sinem (4 July 2021). "Türkiye'nin Gururu Kadın Sporcular: Genç milli atıcılar". Anadolu News Agenct (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Beyza Yılmaz'dan bronz madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Milli atıcılardan Dünya Kupası'nda gümüş madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Öğrencilerimiz "Ünilig Atıcılık" Türkiye Şampiyonasında Büyük Bir Başarı Elde Etti" (in Turkish). Gazi Ünversitesi. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Okulumuz öğrencisi Yasemin Beyza YILMAZ Ankara geneli yapılan atıcılık müsabakasında ANKARA 1.si Olmuştur" (in Turkish). Türk Yurdu Koleji. Retrieved 1 March 2024.