Nuray Deliktaş (born 1971) is a former European champion

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practitioner. Currently, she serves as a coach of the Turkey national team. She was born 1971 in

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district of Izmir, Turkey. In 1980, she began with practising taekwondo. After finishing the high school, she studied physical education and sports at

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and graduated as a teacher. Currently, she serves at a vocational high school in Izmir. In 1991, Deliktaş became national champion in her first participation at the Turkish championships in the senior category. Deliktaş took part at 19 registered fights in 8 international competitions and won 13 of them. In 1999, she retired from active sports, and is currently serving as coach in the sports club Sude and for the Turkey national team. Deliktaş is married and is mother of a child.

Achievements

* 1991 Intern. German Championships -

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, Germany -55 kg * 1992 European Championships -

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, Spaink -55 kg * 1993 World Championships -

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, USA -55 kg * 1994 World Cup -

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, United Kingdom -60 kg * 1995 World Championships -

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, Philippines -55 kg * 1996 Student World Championships -

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, PRussia -55 kg * 1999 Belgium Open Tournament -

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, Belgium -55 kg

References

1971 births People from Buca Sportspeople from İzmir Province Sportspeople from İzmir Ege University alumni Turkish female taekwondo practitioners Turkish female martial artists Turkish schoolteachers Turkish sports coaches Living people World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen {{Turkey-taekwondo-bio-stub