Dilara Bozan
Dilara Bozan 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 Karate at the [2015 European Games – Women's individual kata|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 2018 [World Karate Championships – Women's individual kata|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 Karate at the [2019 European Games – Women's individual kata|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.
Bozan won the silver medal in the European Karate Championships – Women's individual kata|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 | Event |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Team kata |
| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | European Games – Women's individual kata|Individual kata] |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2025 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd | Individual kata |