Dilara Bozan (born 28 March 1997) is a Turkish karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's individual kata event at the Islamic Solidarity Games. She is also a ten-time medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Career
Bozan won the bronze medal in the women's kata event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won one of the bronze medals in both the individual and team kata events. In the same year, she also competed in the women's individual kata event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.
In 2019, Bozan represented Turkey at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event. In 2019, she also competed in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar without winning a medal.
In 2021, Bozan won the silver medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. She qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, resulting in her getting 5th place after getting defeated by Italy's Viviana Bottaro.
Bozan won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
Bozan won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She lost her bronze medal match in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Bozan won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland 3rdIndividual kata 2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2ndIndividual kata 1stTeam kataEuropean GamesBaku, Azerbaijan 3rdIndividual kata 2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rdIndividual kata 3rdTeam kataWorld ChampionshipsLinz, Austria 3rdTeam kata 2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rdIndividual kata 3rdTeam kataIslamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan 1stIndividual kata 2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rdIndividual kata 3rdTeam kataWorld ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 3rdTeam kata 2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 3rdIndividual kataEuropean GamesMinsk, Belarus 3rdIndividual kata2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 2ndIndividual kata 2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey 2ndIndividual kataIslamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey 1stIndividual kata2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 3rdIndividual kata2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia 1stIndividual kata2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia 3rdIndividual kata
References
External links
Dilara Bozan at KarateRec.com