İkra Kayır

İkra Kayır
Personal information
Born (2001-09-04) September 4, 2001
Turkey
Alma materKırıkkale University
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Medal record
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chengdu 67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 62 kg
European U21 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Helsingborg 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Warsaw 62 kg

İkra Kayır (born 4 September 2001) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner who competes in international events in the women's lightweight and welterweight categories. She represents İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

Career

İkra Kayır began her international career in junior categories and soon achieved success at the European U21 Taekwondo Championships, winning a bronze medal in the 62 kg division at the 2018 championships held in Warsaw, Poland. She improved on this result the following year, winning silver in the same weight category at the 2019 European U21 Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden.[1]

In August 2022, Kayır represented Turkey at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 62 kg event.[2]

At the 2021 Summer World University Games, held in Chengdu, China, in August 2023, Kayır won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg division.[3] She continues to compete for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and is recognized as one of the promising Turkish taekwondo athletes of her generation.

References

  1. ^ "Milli sporcu İkra Kayır Avrupa'da gümüş madalya kazandı". TRT Haber. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Milli Sporcu İkra Kayır bronz madalyanın sahibi oldu" (in Turkish). Memleket.com.tr. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Taekwondo 67kg: İkra Kayır claims silver for Turkey". FISU. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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