Acelya Toprak Explained

Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1 June 1998
Birth Place:Lewisham, London
Country:
(until 4 August 2023)

Weight Class:57 kg
Club:Metro Club
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2024
Worlds Weight:Women's 57 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:R16
Regionals Year:2018
Regionals Weight:Women's 57 kg
Regionals Year2:2024
Regionals Weight2:Women's 57 kg
Commonwealth Rank:2
Commonwealth Year:2022
Commonwealth Weight:Women's 57 kg
Updated:20 May 2024

Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka representing Azerbaijan.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2] [3]

Biography

Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021.[4] She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021.[5]

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] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cowen . Thea . Azerbaijan welcome Acelya Toprak . 6 November 2023 . . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231106142504/https://www.eju.net/azerbaijan-welcome-acelya-toprak/ . 6 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile. Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. 5 August 2022.
  3. Web site: British Judo profile . British Judo. 5 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Team England profile. Team England. 5 August 2022.
  5. Web site: British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present . British Judo . 21 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Acelya Toprak wins silver in women's judo for England at the Commonwealth Games. T-Vine . 5 August 2022.