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Rabia Kayahan

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Rabia Kayahan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born2000 (age 23–24)
Torul, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey
Alma materBayburt University
Years active2017-
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportArmwrestling
Event65 kg
ClubGümüşhane Kayak S.K.
Coached byDavut Altıntaş

Rabia Kayahan (born 2000) is a Turkish armwrestler competing in the 65 kg category. She is a world and European medalist.

Private life

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Rabia Kayahan was born in Torul district of Gümüşhane Province, Turkey in 2000.[1] She lost her mother in 2019.[2]

She finished the İmam Hatip High School in her hometown. She is a student of Physical Education and Sports at Bayburt University.[1]

Sports career

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Kayahan started performing arm wrestling with the encouragement of her teacher of Physical education in the senior year of high school. She was motivated by her father and older sisters for this sport.[1] She is a member of Gümüşhane Kayak S.K. (Ski club).[3]

At her first participation at the Turkish Championship in 2017,[2] she placed first on the left arm and third on the right. Admitted to the national team, she debuted at the 2018 European Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] She became European champion on both arms in the Youth 70 kg category.[4] The same year, she took the bronze medal on the right arm at the World Championship in Antalya, Turkey. In 2019, she took the bronze medal on the left arm and the silver medal on the right in the Youth 70 kg category at the European Championship in Loutraki, Greece.[1] In March 2020, Kayahan won two gold medals in the 70 kg category at the Turkish Untrauniversity Tournament in Antalya.[5] From the 2021 World Armwrestling Championship in Bucharest, Romania, she returned home with two bronze medals won on both arms in the 65 kg category.[6] She confirmed her champion title on both arms in the Turkish Championship in March 2022.[7] At the 2022 World Armwrestling Championship in Antalya, she placed 6th on the left arm.[8]

International individual achievements

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Year Date Location Competition Event
(kg)
Left
rm
Right
arm
Ref.
2018 25 May – 3 Jun Bulgaria Sofia 28th European Champ. Youth 70 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) [1]
12–21 Oct Turkey Antalya 40th World Champ. Youth 70 4th 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [2]
2019 14 - 23 May Greece Loutraki 29th European Champ. Youth 70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [3]
26 Oct – 4 Nov Romania Constanța 41st World Champ. Youth 70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [4]
2021 23 Nov – 3 Dec Romania Bucharest 42nd World Champ. 65 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) [5]
2022 7–14 May Romania Bucharest 31st European Champ. 65 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4th [6]
14–23 Oct Turkey Antalya 43rd World Champ. 65 6th 9th [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "İlçenin ilk ve tek kadın milli bilek güreşçisinin hedefi dünya şampiyonluğu". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gümüşhaneli sporcular dünyanın bileğini büküyorlar". Başak Gazete (in Turkish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Şener Arslan Türkiye Bilek Güreşi Şampiyonası Büyük Bayanlar Sağ Kol Müsabaka Sonuçları" (PDF) (in Turkish). TVGFBF. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 Avrupa Bilek Güreşi Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Gümüşhane Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Bilekçiler 5 Altın Madalya ile Türkiye İkincisi". Bayburt Postası (in Turkish). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Dünyaları devirdi, madalya koleksiyonu yaptılar". Türkiye Haberi (in Turkish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Bilek güreşçilerimizden 21 madalya daha". Gümüşhane Ekspres (in Turkish). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Bİilekçilerimiz Dünyanın Bİileğini Bükmeye Devam Ediyor". Gümüşhane Olay (in Turkish). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.