Zehra Kaya (born 28 November 2004) is a

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competing in the

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category.

Personal life

Zehra Kaya was born in 2004. She is a native of

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, Turkey.

Sports career

Early years

Kaya is a member of her hometown club Gaziosmanpaşa Belediyespor. She won various medals in the team kata category at domestic tournaments.

Senior career

She shared the bronze medal with her teammates in the team kata event at the

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, Turkey. In 2022, she took the bronze medal in the team kata event of the 27th European Karate Championships in

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, Turkey. She took the bronze medal in the team kata event at the

2023 European Karate Championships The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023. Medal table Medalists Men Women Par ...

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, Spain. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kata event at the

2024 European Karate Championships The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024. Medal table Medalists Men Women Participati ...

held in Zadar, Croatia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaya, Zehra 2004 births Living people People from Gaziosmanpaşa Sportspeople from Istanbul Province Martial artists from Istanbul Turkish female karateka 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey