Zeynep Murat Duran (born Zeynep Murat on September 15, 1983) is a European champion Turkish female Taekwondo practitioner.[1][2][3] She is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[4][5]
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| Birth name | Zeynep Murat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 15, 1983 Kayseri, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Arzu Tan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Murat was born in Kayseri, Turkey.[3][6] She studied physical education and sports at Erciyes University in her hometown.[5][7]
At age 13, she began practising with the initiative of her father Mehmet Murat, who wanted her to become courageous.[5][8][9] She was coached in the beginning for about one year by Arzu Tan, a former world champion.[5][8]
Murat took part at the 2000 Korean Open Tournament in Chuncheon, at which she won the gold medal in the juniors category and was named "Most Technical Junior Woman Athlete".[10] She took a gold medal at the 2000 World Cup in Lyon, France.[10] In 2004, she became the European champion in Lillehammer, Norway.[5][8][9] She won the silver medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain.[11] The same year, she won another silver medal at the European Championships held in Riga, Latvia.[2]
In 2007, Murat became again Turkish champion.[1]
Achievements
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2000 World Cup - Lyon, France - 55 kg[10]
2000 Spanish Open - Valencia, Spain - 55 kg (junior)[10]- 2000 European Championships - Patras, Greece - 59 kg[5][8][10]
2000 Balkan Championships - Athens, Greece - 51 kg[10]- 2000 Korea Open - Chuncheon, South Korea - 55 kg (junior)[12]
- 2000 World Juniors and Youth Championships - Killarney, Ireland - 55 kg (youth)[5][8][10]
- 2001 World Cup - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 59 kg youth[3]
- 2001 World Championships - Jeju City, South Korea - 59 kg[8]
- 2002 European Championships - Samsun, Turkey - 59 kg[5][8]
- 2004 European Championships - Lillehammer, Norway - 59 kg[5][8][9]
- 2005 German Open - Bonn, Germany - 55 kg[3]
- 2005 World Championships - Madrid, Spain - 55 kg[4][11]
- 2005 Summer Universiade - Izmir, Turkey - 55 kg[3]
- 2005 European Championships - Riga, Latvia - 55 kg[2][13]
- 2006 German Open - Bonn, Germany - 59 kg[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tekvando`da Madalya`ya Vurduk..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Turkey Wins 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Murat, Zeynep". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b "Zeynep Murat Dünya 2.`si" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hem cesaret, hem madalya kazandı..." Milliyet (in Turkish). 2004-05-12. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Amator Sporlara Destek Cagrısı". Tribün Dergi (in Turkish). 2005-08-05. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "55 kiloda Dünya birincisi olan Kayserili tekvandocu Zeynep Murat, ilgisizlikten yakınıyor : Hedefim, Pekin Olimpiyatları'na katılmak". TGRT (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Zeynep Murat'ın hedefi 2008 Pekin". Radikal (in Turkish). 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Tekvando Avrupa Şampiyonu Zeynep Murat destek sözü aldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2004-05-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Haberler 2000 Arşiv" (in Turkish). Turk TKD. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ a b "Taekwondo silver for Zeynep Murat". Hürriyet Daily News. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Su cenneti Kızılcahamam". Zaman (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Azize Altina Vurdu...!" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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