Mehmet Nadir Ünal (born 13 January 1993) is a Turkish
kickboxer specialized in the
K-1 event,
and
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
competing in the
light heavyweight (-81 kg) division. He is a member of
Fenerbahçe Boxing in
Istanbul
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Ünal was born in
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, wh ...
on 13 January 1993.
He moved with his family to
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...
, where he began boxing at age of 14.
He won the bronze medal in the
K-1 event at the 2012 WAKO European Senior Kickboxing Championships in
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 ...
, Turkey.
He earned a quota spot for
2016 Summer Olympics after taking a bronze medal at the
2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Samsun
Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...
, Turkey.
References
1993 births
Sportspeople from Adana
Light heavyweight kickboxers
Turkish male kickboxers
Turkish male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Fenerbahçe boxers
Living people
Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Turkey
21st-century Turkish people
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