Gülnur Yerlisu

Gülnur Yerlisu (born 1983) is a European champion Turkish female Taekwondo practitioner.[1]

Gülnur Yerlisu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born1983
Cologne, Germany
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Flyweight, finweight
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1993 New York City Flyweight
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens Finweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Valencia Finweight

She was born 1969 in Cologne to a Turkish family in Germany.[2][3]

Gülnur Yerlisu won the silver medal at the 1991 World Taekwondo Championships held in Athens, Greece. In 1992, she became European champion at the 1992 Championships in Valencia, Spain. AT the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships held in New York City, United States, she became bronze medalist.[1]

Her two siblings, sister Tennur and brother. Taner Bekir, are both formerly successful national taekwondo practitioners at World and European level. They run a family-owned company for martial arts equipment.[4] She is now a teacher.

Achievements

[1]

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 International German Championships - Nürnberg, Germany -47 kg (Youth A)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1991 International German Championships - Idar-Oberstein, Germany -47 kg
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1991 World Championships - Athens, Greece -43 kg
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 European Championships - Valencia, Spain -43 kg
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1993 World Championships - New York City, United States -47 kg

References
  1. "Yerlisu, Tennur". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  2. "Son Dakika Gülnur Yerlisu Haberleri" (in Turkish). Yurt Gündemi. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. "Gülnur Yerlisu (1969 - .... )" (in Turkish). Kim Kimdir?. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. "Hakkımızda-Yerlisu spor malzemeleri 1982 yılında kurulmuş aile şirketidir" (in Turkish). Yerlisu. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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