Serap Özçelik Arapoğlu (born February 18, 1988) is a Turkish

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, who competes in the

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50–53 kg divisions. She won a world title in 2014 and a European title in 2011, 2012 and 2014. Özçelik took up karate in 2000 at Eyüp, Istanbul, and in 2005 was included to the national team. She is a member of EGO Sport Club in

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. Özçelik works as a teacher of physical education in

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Primary School in Kağıthane, Istanbul. At the

2013 World Games The 2013 World Games ( es, Juegos Mundiales 2013), the ninth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4. Host city allocation history The 2013 World Games were initially all ...

held in Cali, Colombia, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event. In the final she defeated

Alexandra Recchia Alexandra Recchia (born 25 October 1988) is a French karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50kg event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships. ...

of France. She represented Turkey at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 55 kg event. She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the

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held in Guadalajara, Spain. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

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at KarateRec.com * * * Living people Turkish female karateka Turkish female martial artists Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü sportspeople 1988 births Martial artists from Istanbul Turkish schoolteachers Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2013 World Games Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games medalists in karate World Games gold medalists World Games bronze medalists Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in karate European Games gold medalists for Turkey 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 Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub