Neşe Şensoy Yıldız

Neşe Şensoy Yıldız

Personal information
Full name	Neşe Şensoy Yıldız
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1974-06-10) 10 June 1974 (age 42) Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	48 kg
Club	Ordu Judo Ihtisas Club
Coached by	Haldun Efemgil
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Turkey Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 48 kg 2005 Almería 48 kg World Championships 2003 Osaka 48 kg European Championships 2006 Tampere 48 kg 2005 Rotterdam 48 kg

Neşe Şensoy Yıldız (born June 10, 1974 in Istanbul) is a Turkish judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category. She held two Turkish senior titles in her own division, and picked up a total of twenty medals in her career, including a gold from the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia, a silver from the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere, Finland, and a bronze from the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan. Yildiz represented her nation Turkey in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), where she failed to reach the quarterfinals in the 48-kg division. Throughout most of her sporting career, Yildiz trained for Ordu Judo Ihtisas Club in her native Istanbul under head coach and sensei Haldun Efemgil.

Yildiz made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She received a bye in the first round, but succumbed her opening match to Ukraine's Lyudmyla Lusnikova upon the judges' irrevocable decision. In 2001, Yildiz reached the pinnacle of her judo career at the Mediterranean Games, where she became the first female Turkish judoka to capture the gold medal in her sport upon pinning Italy's Giuseppina Macrì in the final match by an ippon score. Two years later, Yildiz shared bronze medals with Cuba's Danieska Carrión in the same division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan to guarantee her spot on the Turkish team for her second Olympic stint.

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