Meltem Hocaoğlu (born January 15, 1992)
is a Turkish
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 +68 kg division.
She won one of the bronze medals in the
women's +68 kg event at the
2022 Mediterranean Games
The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...
held in Oran, Algeria.
She won the silver medal in her event at the
2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...
held in Konya, Turkey.
Achievements
;2012:
*
European Championships
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– 13 May,
Tenerife
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, ESP – kumite +68 kg,
*
World Championships – 25 November,
Paris
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, FRA – Team kumite,
;2013:
*
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...
– 29 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 +68 kg,
;2014:
*
World Championships – 29 June,
Bremen
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, GER – Team kumite,
;2015:
*
European Championships
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– 21 March,
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, TUR – kumite +68 kg,
*
European Games – 14 June,
Baku
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, AZE – kumite +68 kg,
;2017:
*
European Championships
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– 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 +68 kg,
References
Living people
1992 births
Turkish female karateka
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in karate
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
Karateka at the 2015 European Games
Karateka at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in karate
European Games silver medalists for Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey
Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic karateka for Turkey
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Place of birth missing (living people)
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