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Zeynep Murat

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Zeynep Murat Duran
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
BornZeynep Murat
(1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 42)
Kayseri, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Coached byArzu Tan
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 MadridBantamweight
Bronze medal – third place2001 Jeju CityFeatherweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Ho Chi Minh CityFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place2000 LyonBantamweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 RigaBantamweight
Gold medal – first place2004 LillehammerBantamweight
Bronze medal – third place2002 SamsunFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place2000 PatrasFeatherweight
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2005 İzmirBantamweight

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]

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. 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".[9] She took a gold medal at the 2000 World Cup in Lyon, France.[9] In 2004, she became the European champion in Lillehammer, Norway.[5][8] She won the silver medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain.[10] 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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References

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  1. 1 2 "Tekvando'da Madalya'ya Vurduk..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Turkey Wins 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Murat, Zeynep". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. 1 2 "Zeynep Murat Dünya 2.'si" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  7. ↑ "Erciyes University". Times Higher Education (THE). Archived from the original on 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Zeynep Murat'ın hedefi 2008 Pekin". Radikal (in Turkish). 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Haberler 2000 Arşiv" (in Turkish). Turk TKD. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  10. 1 2 "Taekwondo silver for Zeynep Murat". Hürriyet Daily News. 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  11. ↑ "Su cenneti Kızılcahamam". Zaman (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  12. ↑ "Azize Altina Vurdu...!" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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