[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the 2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Alexandria, Egypt.

[2] İlke Özyüksel was born to a retired worker father and a school counselor mother in Ankara on 26 February 1997.

However, a Turkish physician working in the United States, who was in Turkey for a three-day conference, diagnosed her with Infantile hemangioma, which can be fatal if not treated.

After she broke a world record there, she became unwelcome by the Hungarian coach, and had to return home ahead of schedule.

After her return, the Federation set up a 10-member team including a psychologist, a dietitian, a masseur and a physician, to prepare her for the Olympics.

[3] She won the gold medal at the UIPM 2015 Youth "A" World Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[6][9] Özyüksel captured the gold medal at the 2018 Modern Pentathlon Junior European Championships held in El Prat de Llobregat, Spain.

[10] She set world records in the running and the shooting events at the 2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Bath, United Kingdom.