İbrahim Tataroğlu
İbrahim Tataroğlu is a Turkish Olympian judoka who competes in the heavyweight division.
Sport career
Tataroğlu is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SC.2022
Tataroğlu won the bronze medal in the +90 kg event at the 2022 European Cadet Championships in Poreč, Croatia.2023
Tataroğlu took the bronze medal in the +100 kg event at the 2023 Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey.Tataroğlu became world cadet champion in the +90 kg event at the 2023 World Cadets Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
At the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, Tataroğlu captured the gold medal ic the +90 kg event, and another gold medal in the Mixed team event with ten teammates.
Tataroğlu won the siver medal in +100 kg at the 2023 World Juniors Championships in Odivelas, Portugal.
Tataroğlu lost the Round of 16 match to Dutch Jelle Snippe in the +100 kg of the 2023 European Championships in Montpellier, France.
Tataroğlu was named the "Best Cadet Judoka of 2023 in Europe" in the +100 kg category by the European Judo Union.
2024
Tataroğlu failed to advance further from the Round of 16 in the +100 kg event of the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Tataroğlu won the bronze medal at the 2024 Astana Grand Slam in Kazakhstan, and so received a quota to represent his country Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Competing in the men's +100 kg event, he defeated Slovenian Enej Marinič in the Round of 32, but lost to South Korean Kim Min-jong and was eliminated.