Melisa Çakmaklı

Melisa Çakmaklı is a Turkish judoka who was born on December 15, 1997 in Bursa. He is known for winning the gold medal at the 2014 Nanjing Summer Youth Olympic Games; This medal is Türkiye's only gold in those games.

teenage years

He started judo in Bursa and competed in the youth categories at 44 kilos. 2014 was the most productive year of his career: he won the European Junior Cup in Pitești, Romania, finished second at the European Junior Championships in Bucharest, and returned with a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In the same year, he reached the 44 kilo final at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing. She became the Olympic champion by beating Japanese Honoka Yamauchi in the semi-finals and Azerbaijani Leyla Aliyeva in the final. In 2015, he came second again at the European Junior Championships in Oberwart, Austria.

In the following period, he increased to 48 kilos and was transferred to Galatasaray at the beginning of 2017.

Çakmaklı is one of the names who won the Olympic gold in Turkish women's judo at the youth level.