Zerda Demir

Zerda Demir
Personal information
Born (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003
Kozluk, Batman, Turkey
EducationDüzce University
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle wrestling
ClubYalova Termal Belediyesi
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2026 Antalya 50 kg
European U20 Championships
2023 Santiago 50 kg
World Cadets Championships
2019 Sofia 43 kg

Zerda Demir (born 1 January 2003 in Kozluk, Batman, Turkey) is a Turkish female freestyle wrestler. She competes in the 50 kg division for Yalova Termal Belediyesi and the Turkish national team.[1] She is the older sister of wrestler Tuba Demir.[2]

Career

At the 2023 European U20 Wrestling Championships held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Demir won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 50 kg event after losing to Ukraine's Viktoriia Slobodeniuk in the final.[3]

At the 2026 Yaşar Doğu Tournament held in Antalya, Turkey, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 50 kg event by defeating Zehra Demirhan 6–4 in the final.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Zerda Demir athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Madalya avcısı ablasının yolunda ilerliyor". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Zerda Demir, Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda ikinci oldu". Star. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Uluslararası Yaşar Doğu, Vehbi Emre ve Hamit Kaplan Turnuvası'nda İkinci Gün Tamamlandı". Turkish Wrestling Federation. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.