Acelya Toprak

Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka.^[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.^[2][3] She transferred allegiance to Azerbaijan in 2023 in an effort to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but returned to representing Great Britain in May 2025.^[4] In June 2025 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Judo Championships.^[5]

Acelya Toprak

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 27) Lewisham, London
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Great Britain (until 4 August 2023, (4 May 2025 – present)  Azerbaijan (6 November 2023 – 3 May 2025)
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍57 kg
Club	Metro Club
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R16 (2024)
European Champ.	R16 (2018, 2024)
Commonwealth Games	(2022)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Azerbaijan IJF Grand Slam 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg Representing  Great Britain IJF Grand Prix 2022 Perth ‍–‍57 kg European Junior Championships 2017 Maribor ‍–‍57 kg Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	18893
JudoInside.com	81885
Updated on 13 October 2024

Biography

Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021.^[6] She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021.^[7]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's -57 kg, winning the silver medal.^[2][8]