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Ayten Yeksan
Personal information
Full nameAyten Mediha Yeksan
Born (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 24)
Samsun, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
‍–‍63 kg
     Black belt
Achievements and titles
R16 (2022, 2025)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 RiyadhMixed team
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Warsaw‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF36892
JudoInside.com112316
Updated on 16 November 2025

Ayten Mediha Yeksan (born 17 March 2002) is a Turkish female judoka who competes in the light welterweight ‍–‍63 kg) division and the mixed team event.

Sport career

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Yeksan started her judo career at İlkadım GH Youth and Sports Club in her hometown.[1] She then transferred to Galatasaray Judo.[2]

2019

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Yeksan took the bronze medal in the ‍–‍63 kg event and won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2019 European Cadet Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[3]

2021

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Yeksan was the member of the bronze medalist mixed team at the 2021 World Juniors Championships in Olbia, Italy.

2022

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Yeksan won the bronze medal at the Junior European Cup 2022 in Warsaw European Open 2022 in Poland.[3][4] At the Paks Junior European Cup 2022 in Hungary, she became bronze medalist.[3][5] She won the silver medal with the Turkish mixed team at the 2022 European Junior Championships in Prague, Chechia.[3][6] AT the 2022 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she was unable to advance from the round of 16. Also at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, she lost the round of 16 match.

2025

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At the Warsaw European Open 2025 in Poland, Yeksan took the bronze medal.[3][7] She won the silver medal at the Prague European Open 2025 in Czechia.[3][8][9] She won the gold medal at the Malaga Senior European Cup 2025 in Spain.[3][10] She took part at the 2025 European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro, and lost the round of 16 match. She captured the gold medal in the ‍–‍63 kg individual event and the bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[3][11]

Personal life

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Ayten Mediha Yeksan was born in Samsun, northern Turkey on 17 March 2001.[3][1]

She is a student of Physical Education and Sports Teaching in the Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Science at Trakya University.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Haber" (in Turkish). Samsun Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ayten Mediha Yeksan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ayten Yeksan Judoka" (in Turkish). Judo Inside. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Warsaw European Open 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Paks Junior European Cup 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "European Judo Championships Junior Mixed Team Prague 2022". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Warsaw European Open 2025". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Prague European Open 2025". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Öğrencimiz Judo Branşında Uluslararası Başarı Elde Etti" (in Turkish). Trakya Üniversitesi Kırkpınar Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Malaga Senior European Cup 2025". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Çakmak, Fatih (8 November 2025). "Türkiye 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nın 5. gününü 22 madalya ile tamamladı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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