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| Born | 18 October 1995 Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Physical education, Sport science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ankara University, Hacettepe University, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Enver Yıldırım (born 18 October 1995) is a Turkish Olympian fencer who competes in the sabre event.
Early years in fencing
[edit]Yıldırım started performing fencing in 2005, inspired by his older brothers who were trained by their neighbor fencing coach Mustafa Kalender.[1]
In 2010, he was selected to the national youth team, and participated at the European Cadet Fencing Championships in Athens, Greece.[1]
Sport career
[edit]2015
[edit]Yıldırım took the bronze medal at the Tournoi satellite Meeting of 2014–15 Fencing World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey.
He took the bronze medal at the Normann Jørgensen Cup of the 2015–16 Fencing World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
2017
[edit]He won the bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Fencing Championships in Minsk, Belarus.[3]
He received the silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Republic of China [4][5]
2018
[edit]He lost the Round of 64 match at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, and was eliminated.[6]
2019
[edit]He competed at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and was eliminated losing the match in the Round of 64.[7]
He won the bronze medal at the Satellite Meeting of the 2019–20 Fencing World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[8]e
2021
[edit]He took the bronze medal at the Satellite Meeting of the 2021–22 Fencing World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2022
[edit]He won the bronze medal withteammates Tolga Aslan, Muhammed Anasız and Kerem Çağlayan in the Team Sabre event at the 2022 European Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey [1][9]
Yıldırım captured the gold medal in the Individual Sabre event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[10]
At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, he lost the Round of 16 match and placed 11th.[11]
He competed at the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt, and lost the Round of 32 match and placed 21st.[12]
2023
[edit]In the Team Sabre event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland, he and his teammates Tolga Aslan, Ahmet Turgut Taflan and Furkan Yaman placed 10th.[13]
He competed at the 2023 World Fencing Championships in Milan, Italy, and placed 21st losing the Round of 32 match.[14]
He won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Fencing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[1][15]
Yıldırım captured the gold medal at the Tournoi satellite Meeting of the 2023–24 Fencing World Cup in Ghent, Belgium.[16]
He took the bronze medal at the Tournoi satellite Meeting of the 2023–24 Fencing World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.[17]
2024
[edit]He received the bronze medal at the Coupe du Monde Meeting of the 2023–24 Fencing World Cup in Budapest, Hungary.[4][18]
Yıldırım won the bronze medal alongside Tolga Aslan, Muhammed Furkan Kalender and Furkan Yaman in the Team Sabre event at the 2024 European Fencing Championships in Basel, Switzerland.[9]
Yıldırım won a quota in the Zonal Qualifying Tournament – Europe at the Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification in Differdange, Luxembourg to represent his country at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[19] He competed in the sabre individual event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and was eliminated after losing the Round of 16 match.[1][4]
He is a member of Olympia Fencing Club in Ankara. He is coached by Valeriy Shturbabin, his brother Hakan Yıldırım, Ahmet Ant and Emre Çokal. He trains at Eryaman Olympics Preparation Center in Ankara.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Enver Yıldırım was born to a Erzurum-origin mother and a Malatya-origin father in Altındağ district of Ankara, Turkey on 18 October 1995. He is the third oldest of four brothers.[1] Yıldırım is married to Nergis Emanet.[20]
He studied Physical Education in the Faculty of Sport Science at Ankara University, graduating in 2017. The same year, he entered Institute of Health Science at Hacettepe University for his postgraduate education in Sport Science and Technology. In 2020, he graduated as a Sport specialist.[4] As of 2024, he is preparing a doctorate thesis in the Faculty of Sport Science at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.[15][21]
In 2019, he was appointed as a teacher of physical education at Ankara Adnan Menderes Anatolian İmam Hatip High School.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Aydın, Ahmet Can (28 July 2024). "Milli Eskrimci Enver Yıldırım, Paris 2024'e Veda Etti". Sivas Memleket (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Danimarka'da düzenlenen Satellite Turnuvası'nda ülkemizi temsil eden milli eskrimcimiz Enver Yıldırım, bronz madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). Samsun Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Eskrimde bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Eskrimde tarihi başarı: Milli eskrimci Enver Yıldırım Türkiye'ye ilk madalyasını kazandırd". İlk Ses (in Turkish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli eskrimciden, Universiade 2017'de gümüş madalya". Yeni Birlik (in Turkish). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Dünya Eskrim Şampiyonası'nda Enver Yıldırım, Szilagyi'ye kaybetti". Foto Maç (in Turkish). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Eskrimcilerimiz Budapeşte'de Maçlarını Tamamladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eskrim Federasyonu. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Enver Yıldırım'dan bronz madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Erkek Kılıç Takımımız Avrupa 3'üncüsü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eskrim Federasyonu. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Eskrimde 3 madalya daha". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli eskrimciler Akdeniz Oyunları'nda mücadele etti". SporX (in Turkish). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Dünya Eskrim Şampiyonası". Haberler (in Turkish). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Eskrimde Avrupa Oyunları mücadelesi sona erdi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eskrim Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Eskrim Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Türk sporcular mücadele etti". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Bronz Madalya İle Tarih Yazdı". Burası Çanakkale (in Turkish). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli eskrimci Enver Yıldırım altın madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli eskrimci Enver Yıldırım bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli Eskrimci Enver Yıldırım'dan Tarihi Başarı". Kanal B (in Turkish). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Enver Yıldırım Paris kotasını kaptı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eskrim Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Yıldırım Enver". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Doktora Öğrencimiz Milli Eskrimci Enver Yıldırım'ın da aralarında bulunduğu Erkek Kılıç Takımımız Avrupa 3'üncüsü" (in Turkish). Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi - Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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