Zarife Yıldırım
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| Born | 8 August 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo, Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –72 kg, –75 kg, –78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (1997, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 58965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 656 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 1 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zarife Yıldırım (born 8 August 1975) is a Turkish judoka and wrestler. As a judoka, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and competed at the 1997 and 1999 World Judo Championships. She later competed in women's freestyle wrestling and won the bronze medal in the 75 kg event at the 2000 European Wrestling Championships, becoming the first Turkish woman to win a medal at the European Wrestling Championships.[1][2][3]