Azize Tanrıkulu (born February 9, 1986) is a Kurdish Turkish

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the

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held in

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and won the silver medal. She lost the final match against Lim Su-Jeong by 0–1. She is competing for the

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She studied at

Akdeniz University Akdeniz University () is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University. It is one of the leading educational institutions in the co ...

. She graduated from physical education and sports at

. Her brother,

Bahri Tanrıkulu Bahri Tanrıkulu (born March 16, 1980, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal. He studied at Akdeniz Universit ...

is Turkey National Team member in Taekwondo and Olympic silver medalist, and her sister-in-law is Tina Morgan, an Australian former Olympic taekwondo competitor.Anonymous (2009)
Getting a kick out of marriage
''Community News'' (4 February 2009). Retrieved on 21 April 2010.

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* 1986 births Living people People from Bismil Turkish female taekwondo practitioners Olympic silver medalists for Turkey Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Turkey Olympic medalists in taekwondo Akdeniz University alumni Turkish female martial artists İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor sportspeople Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey European Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade 21st-century Turkish sportswomen People from Diyarbakır Province {{Turkey-Olympic-medalist-stub