Funda Güleç (born 18 April 2003) is a

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kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

competing in the point fighting category of 60 kg division.

Sport career

In 2022, Güleç became Turkish champion in the

point fighting Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preser ...

category of 60 kg division in Kocaeli. She took the gold medal in the Juniors 60 kg category at the "Victory Day Cup" in

Kırşehir Kırşehir, formerly Mocissus ( grc, Μωκισσός) and Justinianopolis (Ἰουστινιανούπολις), is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the distri ...

. She won the bronze medal i at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

held in

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, Poland. She is a member of Ankara BB SK.

Personal life

Born on 18 April 2003, Funda Güleç is a native of

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, Turley. She is tall.

References

2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Ankara Turkish female kickboxers 21st-century Turkish sportswomen European Games bronze medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in kickboxing Kickboxers at the 2023 European Games {{Turkey-martialart-bio-stub