Ali Şahin (taekwondo)
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1967 Konya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | +83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali Şahin (born 2 June 1967) is a Turkish taekwondo coach and former heavyweight competitor. He has achieved success as both an athlete and a coach for the Turkish national taekwondo team. He is the brother of Metin Şahin.
Şahin was born in Konya, Turkey. He competed in the heavyweight division (+83 kg) for Turkey in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the bronze medal at the 1986 European Taekwondo Championships in Seefeld, Austria.[1] He won silver at the 1988 European Taekwondo Championships in Ankara,[2] and became European champion at the 1990 European Taekwondo Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] Şahin also won a silver medal at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships in New York.[4]