Merve Çoban (born 25 January 1993) is a Turkish

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ka. She won the bronze medal in the 61 kg event at the

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, Japan. She is also a gold medalist and a two-time silver medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the

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. She won the gold medal in the kumite 68 kg event at the

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held in Palembang, Indonesia. She also represented her country at the

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in 2015 and in 2019 and she won a medal on both occasions.

Career

She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the

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held in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the

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in Minsk, Belarus, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the

held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event. She represented Turkey at the

in karate. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coban, Merve 1993 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Turkish female karateka Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in karate European Games silver medalists for Turkey European Games bronze 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 Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish women