Açelya Toprak

Acelya Toprak (born 1 June 1998) is an English international judoka. She is the 2026 Commonwealth Games champion at 57 kg. She had previously won a silver medal at the 2022 Games.

Biography Toprak won the 2017 European junior silver medal and won gold at the Dubrovnik European Cup in 2021. She won her first three British lightweight titles at the British Judo Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2021.

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.

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. In June 2025 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Judo Championships.

In December 2025, Toprak won the British lightweight title at the British Judo Championships for the fourth time.

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in 57 kg division, defeating India's Yamini Mourya in the final.

Personal life Born in England, Toprak is of Turkish-Cypriot descent.