Zeynep Murat Duran
Personal information
Birth nameZeynep Murat
NationalityTurkish
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983
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 Madrid Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place2001 Jeju City Featherweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Ho Chi Minh City Featherweight
Gold medal – first place2000 Lyon Bantamweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Riga Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place2004 Lillehammer Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place2002 Samsun Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place2000 Patras Featherweight
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2005 Izmir Bantamweight

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.[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

References

  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 9 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Zeynep Murat'ın hedefi 2008 Pekin". Radikal (in Turkish). 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tekvando Avrupa Şampiyonu Zeynep Murat destek sözü aldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2004-05-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Haberler 2000 Arşiv" (in Turkish). Turk TKD. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  11. 1 2 "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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