Nur Tatar
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 31)
Van, Turkey
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (2012)
Weight67 kg (148 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
EventWelterweight (67 kg)
ClubAnkara İller Bankası
Coached byCüneyt Gülçek
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Manchester 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chelyabinsk 67 kg
Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuxi 67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Manchester 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montreux 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 St. Petersburg 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sofia 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku 67 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Fujairah 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rabat 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Moscow 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Mexico City 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Manchester 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Manchester 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Samsun 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Manchester 67 kg

Nur Tatar Askari (born August 16, 1992 in Van, Turkey) is a world and European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the feather, light and welterweight divisions.[1] She is of Kurdish descent.[2]

She was a member of the TSE Sports Club in Ankara before she transferred to Ankara İller Bankası. She is coached by Cüneyt Gülçek.[3][4]

Nur Tatar won her first medal at the age of 15. She won twice the European Junior Taekwondo Championships, and reached to gold medals in A-class tournaments in Europe.[3] She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[5]

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics[6] where she won the silver medal at 67 kg.[7] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey she became gold medalist.[8] She qualified again for olympics at 2016

She got married in 2017 to a former member of Iranian national taekwondo team Mehran Askari.[9]

Tournament record

Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2022 Sweden Open Sweden Stockholm G-1 3rd
2021 European Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-4 3rd
2020 Fujairah Open United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-1 1st
2019 World Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-12 2nd 
Grand Prix Bulgaria Sofia G-4 3rd
Extra European Championships Italy Bari G-4 3rd
Spanish Open Spain Castellon G-1 1st 
2018 Grand Slam China Wuxi G-12 2nd
European Championships Russia Kazan G-4 2nd
Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-8 1st
Grand Prix United Kingdom Manchester G-4 3rd 
Grand Slam - Qualification China Wuxi G-4 2nd
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 1st 
2017 World Championships South Korea Muju G-12 1st 
Grand Prix Morocco Rabat G-4 1st
Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-4 2nd
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 1st 
Slovenia Open Germany Hamburg G-1 1st  
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Greece Athen G-1 3rd  
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro G-20 3rd
European Championships France Montreaux G-4 2nd   
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 1st
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 1st
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Germany Bonn G-1 3rd
Luxembourg Open Luxembourg Luxemburg G-1 3rd
2015 World Championships Russia Chelyabinsk G-12 2nd
Grand Prix Mexico Mexico City G-8 2nd
Grand Prix United Kingdom Manchester G-4 2nd 
Grand Prix Turkey Samsun G-4 3rd 
European Games Azerbaijan Baku G-4 3rd 
Universiade South Korea Gwangju G-2 3rd 
Croatia Open Croatia Zagreb G-1 1st
Ukraine Open Ukraine Kharkiv G-1 1st 
Moldova Open Moldova Chisinau G-1 2nd 
Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Almaty G-1 2nd
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd  
Greece Open Greece Thessaloniki G-1 3rd  
2014 European Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-4 3rd
Grand Prix United Kingdom Manchester G-4 3rd 
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 2nd   
Trelleborg Open Sweden Trelleborg G-1 3rd  
Ukraine Open Ukraine Kharkiv G-1 3rd  
2013 Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st 
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 3rd 
2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London G-20 2nd
European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 1st 
Olympic Games qualification Europe Russia Kazan G-4 1st
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 3rd 
2011 German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 1st
Trelleborg Open Sweden Trelleborg G-1 3rd 
2010 European Championships Russia St. Petersburg G-4 2nd
European U-21 Championships Ukraine Kharkiv G-4 1st 
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st  
2009 European U-21 Championships Spain Vigo G-4 1st
European Junior Championships Sweden Trelleborg G-4 1st 
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 3rd   
2008 Belgian Open Belgium Herentals G-1 1st 
2007 European Junior Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-1 3rd 

References

  1. ^ "Tatar, Nur". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  2. ^ "Kürt'üm, ay yıldızlı bayrağı gururla taşıyorum". Sporaktif.com.tr (in Turkish). 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Nur Tatar". Herbalife Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  4. ^ Güli Adnan (2009-11-13). "Vali Karaloğlu, Nur Tatar'ı altınla ödüllendirdi". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. ^ "European Taekwondo Union". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19.
  6. ^ "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatklarında-Tekvando-Nur Tatar" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  7. ^ "Women's -67kg - Olympic Taekwondo". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  8. ^ "Nur Tatar'dan altın madalya". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2013-06-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  9. ^ "Nur Tatar, Mehran Askari ile evlendi! | Spor Haberleri". www.haberturk.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.

External links

Olympic medalists for Turkey
World Champions in Taekwondo – Women's Welterweight
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