Şevval İlayda Tarhan (born 4 February 2000) is a world and European champion Turkish

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competing in the

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event. She is the holder of the European women's team record and an

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Personal life

Şevval İlayda Tarhan was born on 4 February 2000. She is a student of

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Gazi University Gazi University () is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk originally as the Gazi Education Institute (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Gazi Eğitim Ens ...

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Sport career

Tarhan started her sports shooting career when encouraged by her mother. In her childhood she had been interested in firearms and uniforms, and dreamed of becoming a policewoman or career in the military, a first in her family. She has been competing in the 10 m air pistol event since 2015. She is a member of Ankara Ottoman Shooting Club. At the

2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018. This also served as first qualification for 2020 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Senior Medal table Men Women Mixed Junior Due to ...

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, South Korea, she set a new national junior record with 237.9 points, and won the gold medal as a Junior. At the

2019 European 10 m Events Championships The 2019 European 10 m Events Championships was held in Osijek, Croatia, from March 17 to 24, 2019. The competition was held in the Gradski vrt Hall. Medal table Results Men Women Mixed events See also * European Shooting Confederation * ...

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, Croatia, Tarhan set a new European Junior record in the 10 m air pistol event, and took the gold medal in the Junior category. In the Suhl, Germany, leg of the

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, she captured the gold medal. She took the bronze medal in the Mixed team event with

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at the

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leg of the

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. At the

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, Algeria, she placed fourth. At the

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, Norway, she and her teammates

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and Seher Tokmak set a new European women's team record in 10 m with 861 points. She received the bronze medal in the Mixed team event of the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in

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, Estonia. At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in

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, Azerbaijan, she took the silver medal in the Mixed team event with teammate

. At the

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, Poland, she qualified for the ranking match, failed, however, to win a medal. She competed also in the 25 m air pistol event of the same competition without success. She and her teammate

won the silver medal in the 10 m air pistol Mixed team event at the

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, France after losing to the Serbian team in the final. She won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol solo event, the gold medal with her teammate

in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, and the gold medal in the 10m air pisto trio event with her teammates Esra Bozabalı and Şimal Yılmaz at the

2025 European 10 m Events Championships The 2025 European 10 m Events Championships was held from 7 March to 13 March 2025 in Osijek, Croatia. Medal Table Total ISSF events ESC Challenge events Medalists ISSF Events ESC Challenge events Results Book * Senior: TBD * Junior: http ...

in Osijek, Croatia.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarhan, Sevval Ilayda 2000 births Living people Gazi University alumni Turkish female sport shooters 21st-century Turkish sportswomen ISSF pistol shooters Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Shooters at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Turkey Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Turkey Olympic shooters for Turkey Olympic medalists in shooting