Kayra Almira Özdemir[1][2] (née Kayra Sayit;[3] born Ketty Mathé[4] on 13 February 1988) is a French-born Turkish European champion female judoka competing in the +78 kg division.[5]
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Coming from Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship.[6][7]
Özdemir was a finalist in the 2011 Prague World Cup,[8] and was selected along with fellow Breton Laëtitia Payet for the World Championships, competing on 27 August in Paris-Bercy.[9]
In 2016, Özdemir won the gold medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix,[10] and at the European Championships in Kazan, Russia.[11]
In 2021, Özdemir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[12][13] She took the gold medal at the 2021 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.[14] She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[15]
Özdemir won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[16]
Achievements
editMedal winner in senior tournaments only.
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  France
| |||
| 2007 | European Open Championships | 3rd | Open class |
| European Team Championships Minsk | 3rd | +78 kg team | |
| World Cup Vienna | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2008 | Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris | 3rd | +78 kg |
| World Cup Warsaw | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| World Cup Rome | 1st | +78 kg | |
| Super World Cup Moscow | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2011 | Grand Prix Abu Dhabi | 2nd | +78 kg |
| World Cup Prague | 2nd | +78 kg | |
| World Cup Rome | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2012 | European Team Championships Chelyabinsk | 2nd | +70 kg team |
| World Cup Budapest | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2014 | Belgian Ladies Open Arlon | 1st | +78 kg |
| Swiss Judo Open Uster | 1st | +78 kg | |
| European Cup London | 1st | +78 kg | |
Competitor for  Turkey
| |||
| 2015 | Grand Prix Budapest | 1st | +78 kg |
| Grand Prix Tashkent | 3rd | +78 kg | |
| 2016 | Grand Prix Tbilisi | 1st | +78 kg |
| European Championships | 1st | +78 kg | |
| 2018 | World Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| 2019 | World Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | 1st | +78 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | 3rd | +78 kg |
| World Championships | 2nd | +78 kg | |
References
edit- ^ "Judoka KAYRA ALMİRA ÖZDEMİR". judo.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Kayra Özdemir - Olimpedya". olimpedya.olimpiyat.org.tr. Turkish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Ketty Mathe". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Kayra Ozdemir". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Ketty Mathé à cœur ouvert". Le Parisien (in French). 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Kayra Sayit – Judoka". Jıdo Inside. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Coupe du monde. Ketty Mathé finaliste à Prague! – L'ex-Briochine Ketty Mathé a retrouvé tout son judo pour décrocher l'argent à Prague lors d'une Coupe du monde. Seulement battue par la Chinoise Qin". Le Télégramme (in French). 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Mondiaux 2011 à Paris-Bercy. Mathé et Payet sélectionnées". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Grand Prix Şampiyonu." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi por Kulübü. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu, Belkıs Kaya Avrupa Üçüncüsü" (in Turkish). stanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor Müdürlüğü. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
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Media related to Kayra Sayit at Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Mathe (France) at the International Judo Federation
- Kayra Ozdemir (Turkey) at the International Judo Federation
- Kayra Ozdemir at JudoInside.com
- Kayra Ozdemir at Olympics.com
- Kayra Ozdemir at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Kayra Özdemir at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Kayra Özdemir at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- Kayra Sayit at Olympics.com
- Kayra Sayıt at Olympedia
- Kayra Sayit at The-Sports.org
