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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1998 Lewisham, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Metro Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R16 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th (2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 81885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka.[1] She is the 2026 Commonwealth Games champion at –57 kg. She had previously won a silver medal at the 2022 Games.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021.[4] She won her first three British lightweight titles 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]
She transferred allegiance to Azerbaijan in 2023 in an effort to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but returned to representing Great Britain in May 2025.[7] In June 2025 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Judo Championships.[8]
In December 2025, Toprak won the British lightweight title at the British Judo Championships for the fourth time.[9]
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in 57 kg division, defeating India's Yamini Mourya in the final.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Toprak is of Turkish-Cypriot descent.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cowen, Thea (6 November 2023). "Azerbaijan welcome Acelya Toprak". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "British Judo profile". British Judo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Acelya Toprak wins silver in women's judo for England at the Commonwealth Games". T-Vine. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Comms, B. J. A. (28 May 2025). "Acelya Toprak Reunites With GB Judo". British Judo Association. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ "OTP Bank World Senior Championships 2025 Hungary Individuals / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ "British Pre Cadet, Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships 2025" (PDF). British Judo. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "England's Toprak wins judo gold with golden score". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Acelya Toprak restores England's U57kg crown with Commonwealth gold in Glasgow". judoinside.com. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "British Turkish Cypriot judoka Acelya Toprak crowned Commonwealth Champion". T-Vine. 31 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Açelya Toprak at the International Judo Federation
- Açelya Toprak at the European Judo Union
- Açelya Toprak at JudoInside.com
- Açelya Toprak at InterSportStats
- Acelya Toprak at Team England
- Acelya Toprak at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Acelya Toprak at The-Sports.org
- Acelya Toprak on Instagram
- 1998 births
- Living people
- English female judoka
- British female judoka
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- Azerbaijani female judoka
- Judoka at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games judoka for England
- English people of Turkish Cypriot descent
- Azerbaijani people of Turkish Cypriot descent