Dilara Bozan
Birth date28 March 1997 (age 29)
Birth placeIğdır, Turkey
CountryTurkey
SportKarate
Event

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.

Career

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]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rdIndividual kata
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2ndIndividual kata
1stTeam kata
European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan3rdIndividual kata
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdTeam kata
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1stIndividual kata
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdTeam kata
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdIndividual kata
European GamesMinsk, Belarus3rdIndividual kata
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia2ndIndividual kata
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey2ndIndividual kata
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey1stIndividual kata
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdIndividual kata
2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia1stIndividual kata
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia3rdIndividual kata

References

  1. ^ "Dilara Bozan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Archived 7 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 European Karate Championships". World Karate Federation. Archived 20 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Results Book". 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived 26 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Karate Medalists". 2019 European Games. Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2019 World Beach Games. Archived 1 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book". World Karate Federation. Archived 23 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book". World Karate Federation. Archived 14 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. ^ Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived 10 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived 12 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.