Gülsüm Şeyma Tatar (February 6, 1985 in

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) is a world and European champion Turkish female boxer. After having boxed seven years for the sports club Fenerbahçe Boxing in

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, she transferred in 2010 to Birlikspor in Kayseri,

. She comes from a family of boxers. Her uncle,

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, was a notable Turkish boxer, and her brother was interested in boxing. She was educated in

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at Fırat University in

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. She became gold medalist in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 European Women's Boxing Championships held in

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before she participated at the 3rd World Women's Boxing Championship held between September 25 and October 2, 2005 in

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, and fought a

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. At the

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held in Ningbo City, China, Gülsüm Tatar won the gold medal in the light welter (63 kg) division. She was awarded as the "best boxer" after winning gold in the

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(64 kg) division at the 5th European Union Women's Championships held in

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between August 3–8, 2010. Reigning European and World champion Gülsüm Tatar has been officially invited to the

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, at which women's boxing will debut. She will represent Turkey at the Olympics as the first female boxer. As of December 1, 2010, Gülsüm Tatar ranked first in her weight category at the "World Women's Rankings" list. At the

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held in

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, she won her third European gold medal. India's L Sarita Devi (60 kg) stunned defending champion and world number 2 Gulsum Tatar of Turkey to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the seventh World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China on May 14, 2012.

References

Fenerbahçe boxers Turkish women boxers 1985 births Sportspeople from Kars Living people Light-welterweight boxers European champions for Turkey AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen {{Turkey-boxing-bio-stub