Şevval Çakal

Şevval Çakal
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004
Turkey
Alma materSelçuk University
Sport
SportTaekwondo
EventWomen's 62 kg
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Rhine-Ruhr 62 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tallinn 62 kg
European Clubs Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb 62 kg

Şevval Çakal (born 11 March 2004) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner who competes in the women's 62 kg division. She won gold medals at the 2025 FISU World University Games and the 2024 European U21 Taekwondo Championships.

Career

Çakal began practicing taekwondo in Istanbul and rose through the national ranks.[1] In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the European U21 Taekwondo Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[2] The same year, she secured a bronze medal at the European Taekwondo Clubs Championships in Zagreb.[3]

In 2025, Çakal represented Turkey at the Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. She entered the women's 62 kg competition as a top seed and received a bye in the first round. Çakal then defeated Aisha Adilbekkyzy of Kazakhstan (2–0) in the second round, Mell Karen Mina Ayovi of Ecuador (2–1) in the quarterfinals, Sasikarn Tongchan of Thailand (2–0) in the semifinals, and Petra Stolbova of Czechia (2–0) in the final to win the gold medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Şevval Çakal profile". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Şevval Çakal profile". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Avrupa Kulüpler Şampiyonası'nda 2 Bronz Madalya". Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Şevval Çakal Almanya'da altın madalya kazandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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