Melda Dernekçi

Melda Dernekçi
Personal information
Born (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002
Edirne, Turkey
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle wrestling
ClubEdirne Belediyespor
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2020 Istanbul 55 kg
2026 Antalya 55 kg
Grand Prix
2021 Bucharest 53 kg
FISU World Cup
2022 Samsun 53 kg
European Juniors Championships
2021 Dortmund 55 kg
2022 Rome 55 kg

Melda Dernekçi is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. She is a member of Edirne Belediyespor.[1]

Career

Dernekçi represented Turkey in age-group international competitions from the late 2010s onward. In 2017, she won the bronze medal in the 52 kg event at the European U15 Wrestling Championships.[2] In 2019, she won the silver medal at the Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships. ENKA Spor also reported that she won bronze in the 53 kg category at an international cadet tournament held in Romania.[3][4]

In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2021 European Junior Wrestling Championships held in Germany.[5] Later that year, she also won bronze at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa.[6]

In 2022, Dernekçi finished fifth at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships. In the same year, she won the gold medal in the 59 kg category at the FISU World Cup in Samsun. Trakya University described her as a world champion student athlete, and Ondokuz Mayıs University also reported her success at the event.[7][8][9]

In 2023, she placed seventh at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships and 14th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[10] In the same year, competing for Trakya University, she became Turkish university champion at 55 kg.[11]

In 2025, Dernekçi finished fifth at the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships. She also competed at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in the women's freestyle 57 kg event and placed 18th overall.[12]

In January 2026, she won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2026 Yaşar Doğu Tournament in Antalya.[13]

References

  1. ^ "DERNEKCI Melda athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Dernekci, Melda (TUR)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Dernekci, Melda (TUR)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Melda Dernekçi'den Üçüncülük" (in Turkish). ENKA Spor Kulübü. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Genç Güreşçilerimiz Avrupa Üçüncüsü!" (in Turkish). ENKA Spor Kulübü. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Dünya Gençler Güreş Şampiyonası'nda Melda Dernekçi ve Elvira Kamaloğlu bronz madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). ENKA Spor Kulübü. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ^ "DERNEKCI Melda athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Trakya Üniversitesi öğrencisi Melda Dernekçi dünya şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Trakya University. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Competition increased in boxing, karate and wrestling categories at FISU World Cup". Ondokuz Mayıs University. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ^ "DERNEKCI Melda athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Öğrencilerimizden Türkiye Ünilig Güreş Şampiyonasında büyük başarı" (in Turkish). Trakya University. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ^ "DERNEKCI Melda athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Uluslararası Yaşar Doğu, Vehbi Emre ve Hamit Kaplan Turnuvası'nda İkinci Gün Tamamlandı" (in Turkish). Turkish Wrestling Federation. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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