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| Born | 28 March 1997 Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Bozan 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]
| 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 |
Ali Sofuoğlu is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata. He is a member of Kağıthane Belediyesi S.K. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Sandra Sánchez Jaime is a retired Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the European Karate Championships in seven consecutive competitions. She is also recognised by Guinness World Records for winning the most medals in the Karate1 Premier League; she won 35 consecutive medals between January 2014 and February 2020.
Kiyou Shimizu is a Japanese karateka competing in the women's kata event. She won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Shimizu is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Games.
Viviana Bottaro is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Bottaro has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.
Irina Zaretska is a Ukrainian and Azerbaijani karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a three-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships. Zaretska is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Islamic Solidarity Games and the European Games.
Merve Çoban is a Turkish karateka. She won the bronze medal in the 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a gold medalist and a two-time silver medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the European Karate Championships.
Silvia Semeraro is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mattia Busato is an Italian karateka. He is a four-time bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships. He is also the gold medalist in the men's individual kata event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
Grace Lau Mo-sheung is a Hong Kong karateka. She won bronze in the women’s kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Hong Kong athlete to win an Olympic medal in karate. She is a three-time medallist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also a medallist in this event at the Asian Games and the World Beach Games. She is a six-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Karate Championships.
Fateme Sadeghi Dastak is an Iranian karate athlete. She won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar. She won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
Sandy Scordo is a French karateka. She is a two-time silver medalist at the World Karate Championships in the women's individual kata event, both in 2012 and in 2014.
Alisa Theresa Buchinger is an Austrian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships, both in 2015 and in 2017.
Terryana D'Onofrio is an Italian karateka. She is a four-time medalist at the World Karate Championships. She is a four-time gold medalist in the women's team kata event at the European Karate Championships.
Alizée Agier is a French karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
Giana Mohamed Farouk Lotfy is an Egyptian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships. She is also a gold medalist in her event at the African Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
Sofya Berultseva is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka Olympic bronze medallist, she represents Kazakhstan internationally at Kumite (Karate) events. She won a bronze medal in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Menna Shaaban Okila is an Egyptian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.
Hikaru Ono is a Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
María Torres García is a Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Krisda Putri Aprilia is an Indonesian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 SEA Games held in the Philippines. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan and a bronze medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
