Hamide Bıkçın
Turkish taekwondo practitioner
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Hamide Bıçkın (born January 24, 1978) formerly known as Hamide Bıçkın is a female Turkish Taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 49–57 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia and won the bronze medal.[1]
FullnameHamide Bıçkın
NationalityTurkish
BornHamide Bıçkın
January 24, 1978
January 24, 1978
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
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| Full name | Hamide Bıçkın | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Hamide Bıçkın January 24, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bıkçın took up taekwondo already aged eight. After winning the European and World championships, she married and became mother of a daughter, Zeynep. Hamide Bıkçın Tosun suspended her active fighting sports life in the years 1996 and 1997. She started again 1998 to perform taekwondo and represented Turkey at the 2000 Olympics.[2]
Achievements
- 1995 World Taekwondo Championships in the Philippines – gold (Flyweight)
- 2000 13th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Patras, Greece – gold (Bantamweight)[3]
- 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia – bronze
- 2002 7th Universiade in Berkeley, California, U.S. – gold (58 kg)[4]
- 2002 Taekwondo Belgian Open in Lommel, Belgium – gold (Bantamweight)[5]
- 2004 15th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Lillehammer, Norway – silver (Featherweight)[6]
