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Nur Tatar

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نور تاتار

Turkish taekwondo practitioner, born in Van in 1992. A world and European champion, she won silver at 67 kg at the London 2012 Olympics and gold at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. She married the former Iranian taekwondo practitioner Mehran Askari in 2017 and is also known as Nur Tatar Askari.

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taekwondo athlete
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Anatolia
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    Summary

    Nur Tatar is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, a world and European champion competing in the feather, light and welterweight divisions. 1 She was born on 16 August 1992 in Van. 2

    Beginnings

    Tatar won her first medal at the age of 15, won the European Junior Taekwondo Championships twice, and took the silver medal at the 2010 European Championships in Saint Petersburg. 1 She was a member of the TSE Sports Club in Ankara before transferring to Ankara İller Bankası, and is coached by Cüneyt Gülçek. 1

    Career

    Tatar qualified for the London 2012 Olympics, where she won the silver medal at 67 kg. 1 At the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin she became the gold medallist. 1 She qualified again for the Rio 2016 Olympics. 1

    Personal life

    Tatar married Mehran Askari, a former member of the Iranian national taekwondo team, in 2017, and is also known as Nur Tatar Askari. 1

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    Sources

    1. Nur Tatar — English Wikipedia
    2. Nur Tatar — Wikidata
    • Nur Tatar — Turkish Wikipedia
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    islam.museum contributors. “Nur Tatar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nur-tatar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.

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