Zeynep Murat

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]

Zeynep Murat Duran
Personal information
Birth nameZeynep Murat
NationalityTurkish
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983
Kayseri, Turkey
ResidenceKayseri, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Coached byArzu Tan
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2005 Madrid Bantamweight
2001 Jeju City Featherweight
World Cup
2001 Hochiminh City Featherweight
2000 Lyon Bantamweight
European Championships
2005 Riga Bantamweight
2004 Lillehammer Bantamweight
2002 Samsun Featherweight
2000 Patras Featherweight
Summer Universiade
2005 Izmir Bantamweight

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
  • 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 - Hochiminh 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]
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References
  1. "Tekvando`da Madalya`ya Vurduk..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. "Turkey Wins 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. "Murat, Zeynep". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. "Zeynep Murat Dünya 2.`si" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  5. "Hem cesaret, hem madalya kazandı..." Milliyet (in Turkish). 2004-05-12. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. "Amator Sporlara Destek Cagrısı". Tribün Dergi (in Turkish). 2005-08-05. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  7. "55 kiloda Dünya birincisi olan Kayserili tekvandocu Zeynep Murat, ilgisizlikten yakınıyor : Hedefim, Pekin Olimpiyatları'na katılmak". TGRT (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  8. "Zeynep Murat'ın hedefi 2008 Pekin". Radikal (in Turkish). 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. "Tekvando Avrupa Şampiyonu Zeynep Murat destek sözü aldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2004-05-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  10. "Haberler 2000 Arşiv" (in Turkish). Turk TKD. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  11. "Taekwondo silver for Zeynep Murat". Hürriyet Daily News. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  12. "Su cenneti Kızılcahamam". Zaman (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  13. "Azize Altina Vurdu...!" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2014-02-17.


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