Gülderen Çelik
Turkish karateka (born 1980)
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Gülderen Çelik (born April 13, 1980, in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite –53 kg division. The 1.80 m (5.9 ft) tall athlete is member of the Sarıyer Belediyespor in Istanbul. Her trainer is Turan Yılmaz.[1][2]
| Gülderen Çelik | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1980 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Height | 1.60 m (5.2 ft) |
| Division | -53 kg |
| Style | Karate Kumite |
| Team | Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| University | Trakya University |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's karate | ||
Representing  Turkey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2008 Tokyo | -53kg |
 | 2004 Monterrey | team |
| World Games | ||
| 2009 Kaohsiung | -53kg |
| European Championships | ||
| 2012 Tenerife | team |
| 2010 Athens | -50kg |
| 2009 Zagreb | -50kg |
| 2008 Tallinn | -53kg |
| 2007 Bratislava | -53kg |
| 2005 Tenerife | -53kg |
| 2004 Moscow | team |
| 2003 Bremen | -53kg |
| 1999 Euboea | -53kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2009 Pescara | -50kg |
| World University Championships | ||
| 2004 Belgrade | -53kg |
| International Tournaments | ||
| Dutch Open 2009 Rotterdam | -55kg |
| German Open 2008 Hamburg | -53kg |
 | Italian Open 2007 Monza | -53kg |
| Italian Open 2005 Monza | -53kg |
Personal life
She was born the youngest of five children in the Mecidiyeköy neighborhood of Istanbul. Following her graduation from the high school in 2001, she enrolled in Trakya University to study physical education. Immediately after finishing the university, she was appointed as a teacher in a school in Istanbul, where she serves today.[1]
Sports career
Aged only 12 years, Çelik was inspired by a neighbor's young boy performing karate. In 1992 she started in attending karate lessons given by Bahattin Kandez, a former national karate practitioner. He is still her tutor.[1]
After having been successful at the provincial level, Çelik fought in national tournaments winning titles. At her first international participation in 1999 in Euboea, Greece, she became European bronze medalist in kumite under 53 kg division.[1]
Since then, she has been competing at various international events with success and has been champion several times in her category.[1]
Achievements
Individual
- 2012
- 16th Balkan Children & Seniors karate championships in Herceg Novi, Montenegro – kumite -55 kg
[2]
- 2010
- 45th European Karate Senior Championships in Athens, Greece – May 7–9 – kumite -50 kg
- 20th World Senior Karate Championships – Belgrade, Serbia – October 27 – kumite -50 kg 5th
- 2009
- 16. Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy – June 25-July 5 – kumite -50 kg
- World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan – July 25–26 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- 44th European Karate Senior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia – May 8–10 – kumite -50 kg
- Dutch Open in Rotterdam, Netherlands – March 7–8 – kumite -55 kg [3]
- 2008
- 19th World Championships in Tokyo, Japan – November 13–16 – kumite -53 kg
- German Open in Hamburg, Germany – September 27–28 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- 43rd European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia – May 2–4 – kumite -53 kg
- 2007
- 42nd European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia – May 4–6 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- Italian Open in Monza, Italy – March 31-April 1 – kumite -53 kg
[3]
- 2006
- 2005
- 40th European Championships in Tenerife, Spain – May 13–15 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- Italian Open in Monza, Italy – April 9–10 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- 2004
- 2003
- European Championships in Bremen, Germany – May 9–11 – kumite -53 kg [3]
- 1999
Team
- 2012
- 47th European Karate Senior Championships in Tenerife, Spain – May 10–13 – kumite team female [2]
- 2005
- 2004
