Azize Tanrıkulu

Azize Tanrıkulu
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1986-02-09) February 9, 1986
Ankara, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) Flyweight, Bantamweight
Club İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing –57 kg
European Championships
2005 Riga –63 kg
Universiade
2005 Izmir –63 kg
World Cup
2006 Bangkok –63 kg

Azize Tanrıkulu (born February 9, 1986 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the silver medal. She lost the final match against Lim Su-Jeong by 0-1.[1] She is competing for the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..[2] She studied at Akdeniz University.[3]

She graduated from physical education and sports at Akdeniz University.[4] Her brother, Bahri Tanrıkulu is Turkey National Team member in Taekwondo and Olympic silver medalist, and her sister-in-law is Tina Morgan, an Australian former Olympic taekwondo competitor.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Turkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu - Turkiye Tekvando Federasyonu - www.taekwondo.org.tr - www.tekvando.org.tr - Turkish Taekwondo Federation". www.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr.
  2. ↑ "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Taekwondo Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Turkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu - Turkiye Tekvando Federasyonu - www.taekwondo.org.tr - www.tekvando.org.tr - Turkish Taekwondo Federation". www.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr.
  5. ↑ Anonymous (2009): Getting a kick out of marriage Community News (4 February 2009). Retrieved on 21 April 2010.
  • "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Athlete Biography". Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-08-21.


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