Enes Erkan (born 10 May 1987 in

Adapazarı Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Regi ...

, Turkey) is a World and European champion

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karateka (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

competing in the

kumite Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary. Kumite can be used to develop a partic ...

+84 kg division. He transferred from the

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

to the

Sakarya Sakarya may refer to: Places * Sakarya Province, in Turkey ** Sakarya (electoral district) ** Sakarya University * Sakarya (continent), a small continent 90 million years ago * Sakarya River, in Turkey * Sakarya, Polatlı, a village in Ankara Pr ...

Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. He studies physical education and sports at

Sakarya University Sakarya University ( tr, Sakarya Üniversitesi), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universi ...

Achievements

;2017: *

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

– 6 May,

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the c ...

, TUR – kumite +84 kg, ;2015: * 1st European Games - 14 June,

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, AZE - kumite +84 kg ;2014: * 2014 World Karate Championships - 5-9 Nov,

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, GER - kumite +84 kg *

- 1–4 May,

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, FIN - kumite +84 kg ;2013: * XVII Mediterranean Games - 28 June,

Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...

TUR - kumite +84 kg *

- 5–9 May,

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, HUN - kumite +84 kg ;2012: *

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

- 21–25 November,

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, FRA - kumite +84 kg *

- 10–13 May,

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, ESP - kumite +84 kg ;2010: * Open de Paris - 16 January,

, FRA - kumite -84 kg ;2009: *

- 8 May,

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CRO - kumite -84 kg ;2008: *

- 2 May,

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EST - kumite -80 kg * European Junior and Cadet Championships - 15 February,

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ITA - kumite -80 kg ;2007: * World Junior and Cadet Championships - 19 October,

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TUR - kumite -80 kg * German Open - 15 September,

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GER - kumite -80 kg * Italian Open - 31 March,

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ITA - kumite -80 kg ;2005: * European Junior and Cadet Championships - 11 February,

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GRE - kumite -75 kg ;2003: * World Junior and Cadet Championships - 24 October,

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FRA - kumite -70 kg

References

1987 births Sportspeople from Adapazarı Living people Turkish male karateka Sportspeople from Istanbul Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor athletes Sakarya University alumni European Games gold medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2015 European Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey 20th-century Turkish people 21st-century Turkish people {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub