Rabia Gülec (also spelled Guelec; born 5 June 1994 in
Nuremberg
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) is a German
taekwondo
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athlete. She represented Germany at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in the
women's 67 kg. She finished in 9th place after losing to eventual bronze medalist
Nur Tatar
Nur Tatar Askari (born August 16, 1992 in Van, Turkey) is a world and European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the feather, light and welterweight divisions. She is of Kurdish descent.
She was a member of the TSE Spo ...
of
Turkey
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in the quarterfinals.
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1994 births
Living people
German female taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Germany
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Germany
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
European Taekwondo Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Nuremberg
21st-century German women
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