Zeynep Murat
{{short description|Turkish taekwondo practitioner}}
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{{MedalSport|Women's Taekwondo}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver |2005 Madrid |Bantamweight}}
{{MedalBronze |2001 Jeju City |Featherweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver |2001 Ho Chi Minh City |Featherweight}}
{{MedalGold |2000 Lyon |Bantamweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver |2005 Riga |Bantamweight}}
{{MedalGold |2004 Lillehammer |Bantamweight}}
{{MedalBronze |2002 Samsun |Featherweight}}
{{MedalBronze |2000 Patras |Featherweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold |2005 İzmir |Bantamweight}}
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Zeynep Murat Duran (born Zeynep Murat on September 15, 1983) is a European champion Turkish female Taekwondo practitioner. She is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Murat was born in Kayseri, Turkey. She studied physical education and sports at Erciyes University in her hometown.
At age 13, she began practising with the initiative of her father Mehmet Murat, who wanted her to become courageous. She was coached in the beginning for about one year by Arzu Tan, a former world champion.
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". She took a gold medal at the 2000 World Cup in Lyon, France. In 2004, she became the European champion in Lillehammer, Norway. She won the silver medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain. The same year, she won another silver medal at the European Championships held in Riga, Latvia.
Achievements
- {{gold1}} 2000 World Cup - Lyon, France - 55 kg
- {{bronze3}} 2000 Spanish Open - Valencia, Spain - 55 kg (junior)
- {{bronze3}} 2000 European Championships - Patras, Greece - 59 kg
- {{silver2}} 2000 Balkan Championships - Athens, Greece - 51 kg
- {{gold1}} 2000 Korea Open - Chuncheon, South Korea - 55 kg (junior)
- {{bronze3}} 2000 World Juniors and Youth Championships - Killarney, Ireland - 55 kg (youth)
- {{silver2}} 2001 World Cup - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 59 kg youth
- {{bronze3}} 2001 World Championships - Jeju City, South Korea - 59 kg
- {{bronze3}} 2002 European Championships - Samsun, Turkey - 59 kg
- {{gold1}} 2004 European Championships - Lillehammer, Norway - 59 kg
- {{bronze3}} 2005 German Open - Bonn, Germany - 55 kg
- {{silver2}} 2005 World Championships - Madrid, Spain - 55 kg
- {{gold1}} 2005 Summer Universiade - İzmir, Turkey - 55 kg
- {{silver2}} 2005 European Championships - Riga, Latvia - 55 kg
- {{bronze3}} 2006 German Open - Bonn, Germany - 59 kg
References
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{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=taekwondo-silver-for-zeynep-murat-2005-04-18 |newspaper=Hürriyet Daily News |title=Taekwondo silver for Zeynep Murat |date=2005-04-18 |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr//2000/07/03/icanadolu/icanadoludevam.htm |newspaper=Zaman | title=Su cenneti Kızılcahamam |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=116230 |newspaper=Radikal |title=Zeynep Murat'ın hedefi 2008 Pekin |date=2004-05-13 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.tgrthaber.com.tr/haber/188583.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131228193911/http://arsiv.tgrthaber.com.tr/haber/188583.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |newspaper=TGRT |title=55 kiloda Dünya birincisi olan Kayserili tekvandocu Zeynep Murat, ilgisizlikten yakınıyor : Hedefim, Pekin Olimpiyatları'na katılmak |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
{{cite news |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2004/05/12/son/sonspo08.html |newspaper=Milliyet |title=Hem cesaret, hem madalya kazandı... |date=2004-05-12 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-17 }}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kayseri
Category:Erciyes University alumni
Category:Turkish female taekwondo practitioners
Category:Turkish female martial artists
Category:İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor sportspeople
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey
Category:World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:European Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Category:20th-century Turkish sportswomen
Category:21st-century Turkish sportswomen
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