Ali Sarı
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Nationality | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beyşehir, Konya Province, Turkey | November 24, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ekrem Boyalı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali Sarı (born November 24, 1986) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division. Ali Sarı is a student of civil engineering at Selçuk University.
Early life
Ali Sarı was born on November 24, 1986 in Beyşehir town in Konya Province to a dentist father. He has two younger brothers Yunus and Talha, who are also successful taekwondo practitioners. After his primary and secondary education in his hometown, he enrolled in Selçuk University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, at Konya.[1][2][3][4][5]
Sports career
Ali Sarı began with taekwondo practitioning already at the very young age.[3] His family built a sports center with three floors, where he and his brothers exercised with young people in the town. Living currently in Konya for his university education with his two brothers, Ali Sarı is coached by Ekrem Boyalı.[2][4]
His first national success came in 1998 when he became Turkish boys' champion in the +36 kg division. In 2001, he placed third at the Turkish Youth Championships. Ali Sarı was admitted to the national team in 2006, and took the second place at the national championship the same year.[2][5]
In 2007, he placed third in the +84 kg division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. He won the silver medal in the +87 kg division at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzen, China.[3][4] In 2012, Sarı took the bronze medal in the -87 kg division at the European Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4][6] He became champion in the +80 kg division at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[1][7][8]
Achievements
2007 Summer Universiade, Bangkok, Thailand, -84 kg[2]
2008 World University Taekwondo Championships, Belgrade, Serbia[2]
2010 Northern Cyprus Open[2]
2010 French Open, Paris[2]
2011 Summer Universiade, Shenzen, China, +87 kg[3][5]
2012 European Championships, Manchester, United Kingdom, -87 kg[6]
2012 Spanish Open, Alicante[2]
2013 Dutch Open, Eindhoven[2]
2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin, Turkey, +80 kg[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Tekvandoda iki kardeşten iki madalya". Star Gündem (in Turkish). 2013-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
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- ^ a b c "Tekvandocu kardeşler hedef büyüttü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ a b "Milli takım gücünü gösterdi". Kamudan Haber (in Turkish). 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ a b "Bir altın daha kazandık". Habertürk Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ a b "Turkey grabs 3 golds in weightlifting, judo and taekwondo at Med Games". Hürriyet daily News. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
External links
- Ali Sarı at TaekwondoData.com
- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Beyşehir
- Turkish male taekwondo practitioners
- Selçuk University alumni
- European Games competitors for Turkey
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in taekwondo