Ela Aydin
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Munich, Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportTaekwondo
Event –49 kg
ClubTSV Dachau 1865 e.V.
TeamGER
Turned pro2018
Coached byDemirhan Aydin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Germany
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2022 Paris49 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Sofia49 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Wuhan49 kg
European U21 Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Sofia53 kg[1]
Updated on 22 February 2023.

Ela Aydin (born 12 January 1999) is a German taekwondo athlete. Her greatest achievements are a bronze medal at the 2022 Grand Prix in Paris and two bronze medals at European Championships.

Career history

Junior

Ela Aydin began practicing taekwondo at the age of five and competed in her first competition at age six. When she was 14, she was selected to represent the German national team at her first U15 European Championship in Bucharest, where she won a bronze medal.

In the years following, she took part in several competitions such as the taekwondo Youth World Championships and several European Championships. In 2016, Aydin tore a cruciate ligament in her knee and therefore had to take a break from competing.[2][3]

In 2017, Aydin won a silver medal at the U21 European Championships in Sofia.

Senior

After winning the bronze medal at the Junior European Championships, Aydin started competing at the senior level in 2017. In 2018, she participated in the European Championships in Kazan but lost in the prelims against the eventual European Champion Kristina Tomić from Croatia. She also competed in the Grand Prix series of 2018.

Aydin continued her career by winning a bronze medal at the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan and a silver medal at the 2019 Extra European Championships in Bari. In both competitions, she competed in the Olympic weight class of -49 kilograms. She also participated in the 2019 World Championships in Manchester, where she finished in ninth place, as well as the 2019 European Championships and two Grand Prix competitions.

In early 2021, Aydin won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Sofia.[4] A few months later, she narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Olympics, losing to Israeli fighter Avishag Semberg in the semifinals of the tournament. Qualifying for the final would have meant being allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In September 2022, Ela Aydin won a bronze medal at the Paris Grand Prix - she is the first woman of the German national team to have won a medal at a Grand Prix competition.[5][6][7] She also won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships in Manchester.[4]

Aydin took part in the 2023 World Championships in Baku. She won her opening match but lost to Dunya Abutaleb from Saudi Arabia in her second match (round of 16).[8]

Personal life

In 2017, Aydin graduated from school with a General Certificate of Secondary Education. In the same year, she joined the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr (German: Sportfördergruppe der Bundeswehr) and completed her basic training by the start of 2018. She has been a Soldier-Athlete (German: Sportsoldat) ever since.[9]

Competitive history

Year[4] Event Location G-Rank Place
2023 Grand Prix (F) United Kingdom Manchester G-10 9th
Croatia Open Croatia Zagreb G-1 3rd
Grand Prix China Taiyuan G-6 5th
Polish Open Poland Warsaw G-1 3rd
Grand Prix France Paris G-6 5th
Tallinn Open Estonia Tallinn G-1 1st
European Games Poland Krakow G-4 5th
Grand Prix Italy Rome G-6 5th
World Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-14 17th
European Clubs Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-1 1st
Belgian Open Belgium Lommel G-2 5th
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 5th
US Open United States Las Vegas G-2 3rd
German Championships Germany Nuremberg - 2nd
2022 Grand Prix (F) Saudi Arabia Riyadh G-10 5th
World Championships Mexico Guadalajara G-14 9th
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st
Grand Prix France Paris G-6 3rd
Grand Prix United Kingdom Manchester G-6 17th
Grand Prix Italy Rome G-6 9th
European Clubs Championships Estonia Tallinn G-2 2nd
European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 3rd
Spanish Open Spain La Nucia G-2 3rd
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-2 1st
Fujairah Open United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-2 1st
German Championships Germany Weißenburg - 1st
2021 World Women's Championships Saudi Arabia Riyadh G-4 5th
Fench Open France Paris G-1 3rd
Montenegro Open Montenegro Podgorica G-1 3rd
Albania Open Albania Tirana G-1 3rd
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Turkey Istanbul G-1 2nd
Polish Open Poland Warsaw G-1 5th
Tallinn Open Estonia Tallinn G-1 1st
Beirut Open Lebanon Beirut G-2 2nd
Olympic Games qualification Europe Bulgaria Sofia - 4th
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 3rd
European Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-4 3rd
German Championships Germany Dortmund - 1st
2020 Sofia Open Bulgaria Sofia G-1 3rd
German Open Germany Hamburg G-2 2nd
Helsingborg Open Sweden Helsingborg G-1 3rd
WT President's Cup - Europe Sweden Helsingborg G-2 5th
German Championships Germany Lünen - 1st
2019 Extra European Championships Italy Bari G-4 2nd
Military World Games China Wuhan G-2 3rd
Grand Prix Bulgaria Sofia G-4 5th
Grand Prix Japan Chiba G-4 5th
Austrian Open Austria Innsbruck G-1 3rd
WT Presidents Cup - Africa Morocco Agadir G-1 3rd
Dutch Open Netherlands Nijmegen G-1 3rd
US Open United States Las Vegas G-1 3rd
Slovenia Open Slovenia Maribor G-1 1st
World Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-14 5th
European Championships (U21) Sweden Helsingborg G-4 5th
German Championships Germany Nuremberg - 2nd
2018 Luxembourg Open Luxembourg Luxembourg G-1 3rd
Multi European Games Bulgaria Plodiv G-1 1st
Austrian Open Austria Innsbruck G-1 1st
European Championships Russia Kazan G-4 5th
Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-6 5th
2017 Croatia Open Croatia Zagreb G-4 2nd
Serbia Open Serbia Belgrade G-1 3rd
Riga Open Latvia Riga G-1 2nd
Polish Open Poland Warsaw G-1 1st
Austrian Open Austria Innsbruck G-1 2nd
European Championships (U21) Bulgaria Sofia G-4 2nd
2014 German Championships Germany Gummersbach - 2nd
2013 European Championships (cadets) Romania Bucharest G-4 3rd

References

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  2. "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "Ela Aydin: "Eine stärkere und erfolgreichere Ela als davor." | Menschen". www.athlet.one. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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  6. "Taekwondo | Olympia-Qualifikation | Damen 49kg & 57kg & Herren 58kg | World Grand Prix | Paris". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  7. "Aydin gewinnt Bronze beim Grand Prix in Paris". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. "[World Taekwondo] Result_Day 3". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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