Kayra Özdemir

Kayra Özdemir
(formerly Kayra Sayit)
Personal information
Birth name	Ketty Mathé
Full name	Kayra Almira Özdemir
Nationality	French; Turkish
Born	13 February 1988 (age 36); Fort-de-France, Martinique
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
Country	France (until 2014); Turkey (since 2015);
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2016, 2020, 2024)
World Champ.	(2024)
European Champ.	(2016, 2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Turkey
World Championships
European Championships
World Masters
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
Mediterranean Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
Representing France
European Championships
IJF Grand Prix
World Juniors Championships
European Junior Championships
Profile at external databases
IJF	19203, 4142
JudoInside.com	33102
	Updated on 3 August 2024

Kayra Almira Özdemir^[1]^[2] (née Kayra Sayit;^[3] born Ketty Mathé^[4] on 13 February 1988) is a French-born Turkish European champion female judoka competing in the +78 kg division.^[5]

Coming from Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship.^[6]^[7]

Özdemir was a finalist in the 2011 Prague World Cup,^[8] and was selected along with fellow Breton Laëtitia Payet for the World Championships, competing on 27 August in Paris-Bercy.^[9]

In 2016, Özdemir won the gold medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix,^[10] and at the European Championships in Kazan, Russia.^[11]

In 2021, Özdemir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.^[12]^[13] She took the gold medal at the 2021 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.^[14] She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[15]

Özdemir won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[16]

Achievements

As of 23 May 2024^[update].^[7]

Medal winner in senior tournaments only.

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
Competitor for France
2007	European Open Championships	3rd	Open class
	European Team Championships Minsk	3rd	+78 kg team
	World Cup Vienna	3rd	+78 kg
2008	Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris	3rd	+78 kg
	World Cup Warsaw	3rd	+78 kg
	World Cup Rome	1st	+78 kg
	Super World Cup Moscow	1st	+78 kg
2011	Grand Prix Abu Dhabi	2nd	+78 kg
	World Cup Prague	2nd	+78 kg
	World Cup Rome	1st	+78 kg
2012	European Team Championships Chelyabinsk	2nd	+70 kg team
2012	World Cup Budapest	3rd	+78 kg
2014	Belgian Ladies Open Arlon	1st	+78 kg
	Swiss Judo Open Uster	1st	+78 kg
	European Cup London	1st	+78 kg
Competitor for Turkey
2015	Grand Prix Budapest	1st	+78 kg
2015	Grand Prix Tashkent	3rd	+78 kg
2016	Grand Prix Tbilisi	1st	+78 kg
2016	European Championships	1st	+78 kg
2018	World Championships	3rd	+78 kg
2019	World Championships	3rd	+78 kg
2021	European Championships	1st	+78 kg
2024	European Championships	3rd	+78 kg
2024	World Championships	2nd	+78 kg

References

^ "Judoka KAYRA ALMİRA ÖZDEMİR". judo.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Kayra Özdemir - Olimpedya". olimpedya.olimpiyat.org.tr. Turkish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Kayra Sayit". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Ketty Mathe". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Kayra Ozdemir". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Ketty Mathé à cœur ouvert". Le Parisien (in French). 5 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Kayra Sayit – Judoka". Jıdo Inside. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "Coupe du monde. Ketty Mathé finaliste à Prague! – L'ex-Briochine Ketty Mathé a retrouvé tout son judo pour décrocher l'argent à Prague lors d'une Coupe du monde. Seulement battue par la Chinoise Qin". Le Télégramme (in French). 27 February 2011.
^ "Mondiaux 2011 à Paris-Bercy. Mathé et Payet sélectionnées". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 June 2011.
^ "Kayra Sayit Grand Prix Şampiyonu." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi por Kulübü. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu, Belkıs Kaya Avrupa Üçüncüsü" (in Turkish). stanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor Müdürlüğü. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Kayra Sayit at Wikimedia Commons

Ketty Mathe (France) at the International Judo Federation
Kayra Ozdemir (Turkey) at the International Judo Federation
Kayra Ozdemir at JudoInside.com
Kayra Ozdemir at Olympics.com
Kayra Ozdemir at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Kayra Özdemir at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
Kayra Özdemir at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
Kayra Sayit at Olympics.com
Kayra Sayıt at Olympedia (archive)
Kayra Sayit at The-Sports.org

[1] "Judoka KAYRA ALMİRA ÖZDEMİR". judo.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Judo Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[2] "Kayra Özdemir - Olimpedya". olimpedya.olimpiyat.org.tr. Turkish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[3] "Kayra Sayit". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[4] "Ketty Mathe". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[5] "Kayra Ozdemir". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[lp1-6] "Ketty Mathé à cœur ouvert". Le Parisien (in French). 5 February 2011.

[ji-7] "Kayra Sayit – Judoka". Jıdo Inside. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[lt1-8] "Coupe du monde. Ketty Mathé finaliste à Prague! – L'ex-Briochine Ketty Mathé a retrouvé tout son judo pour décrocher l'argent à Prague lors d'une Coupe du monde. Seulement battue par la Chinoise Qin". Le Télégramme (in French). 27 February 2011.

[lt2-9] "Mondiaux 2011 à Paris-Bercy. Mathé et Payet sélectionnées". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 June 2011.

[ibbsk-10] "Kayra Sayit Grand Prix Şampiyonu." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi por Kulübü. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[igsb-11] "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu, Belkıs Kaya Avrupa Üçüncüsü" (in Turkish). stanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor Müdürlüğü. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[results_judo_world_masters_2021-12] "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[riner_brings_masters_to_conclusion_world_masters_2021-13] Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[trth1-14] "Kayra Sayit Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[judo_results_book_summer_olympics_2020-15] "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[judo_results_book_mediterranean_games_2022-16] "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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