Acelya Toprak

Acelya Toprak

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 27) Lewisham, London
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Great Britain (until 4 August 2023, (4 May 2025 – present)   Azerbaijan (6 November 2023 – 3 May 2025)
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍57 kg
Club	Metro Club
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R16 (2024)
European Champ.	R16 (2018, 2024)
Commonwealth Games	(2022)
Medal record Women's judo Representing   Azerbaijan IJF Grand Slam 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg Representing   Great Britain IJF Grand Prix 2022 Perth ‍–‍57 kg European Junior Championships 2017 Maribor ‍–‍57 kg Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	18893
JudoInside.com	81885
Updated on 13 October 2024

Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka. ^[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal. ^{[2] [3]} She transferred allegiance to Azerbaijan in 2023 in an effort to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but returned to representing Great Britain in May 2025 ^[4] . In June 2025 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Judo Championships ^[5] .

Biography

Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021. ^[6] She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021. ^[7]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's -57 kg, winning the silver medal. ^{[2] [8]}

References

1. Cowen, Thea (6 November 2023). "Azerbaijan welcome Acelya Toprak". European Judo Union . Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
3. "British Judo profile". British Judo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
4. Comms, B. J. A. (28 May 2025). "Acelya Toprak Reunites With GB Judo". British Judo Association. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
5. "OTP Bank World Senior Championships 2025 Hungary Individuals / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
6. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
7. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. "Acelya Toprak wins silver in women's judo for England at the Commonwealth Games". T-Vine. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

External links

• Acelya Toprak at the European Judo Union
• Acelya Toprak at the International Judo Federation
• Acelya Toprak at JudoInside.com
• Acelya Toprak at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Acelya Toprak at Team England
• Acelya Toprak at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Acelya Toprak at The-Sports.org
• Acelya Toprak on Instagram