Ali Sarı

Ali Sarı
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986
Beyşehir, Konya Province, Turkey
Weight Heavyweight
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Taekwondo
Coached by Ekrem Boyalı

Ali Sarı (born November 24, 1986) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division. Ali Sarı is a student of civil engineering at Selçuk University.

Early life

Ali Sarı was born on November 24, 1986 in Beyşehir town in Konya Province to a dentist father. He has two younger brothers Yunus and Talha, who are also successful taekwondo practitioners. After his primary and secondary education in his hometown, he enrolled in Selçuk University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, at Konya.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sports career

Ali Sarı began with taekwondo practitioning already at the very young age.[3] His family built a sports center with three floors, where he and his brothers exercised with young people in the town. Living currently in Konya for his university education with his two brothers, Ali Sarı is coached by Ekrem Boyalı.[2][4]

His first national success came in 1998 when he became Turkish boys' champion in the +36 kg division. In 2001, he placed third at the Turkish Youth Championships. Ali Sarı was admitted to the national team in 2006, and took the second place at the national championship the same year.[2][5]

In 2007, he placed third in the +84 kg division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. He won the silver medal in the +87 kg division at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzen, China.[3][4] In 2012, Sarı took the bronze medal in the -87 kg division at the European Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4][6] He became champion in the +80 kg division at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[1][7][8]

Achievements

References

  1. 1 2 "Tekvandoda iki kardeşten iki madalya". Star Gündem (in Turkish). 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ali Sarı 2013" (in Turkish). Sarı. Retrieved 213-06-22. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ali ve Yunus'tan, Okudan'a Ziyaret". İlk Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Tatamide 3 kardeş". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tekvandocu kardeşler hedef büyüttü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  6. 1 2 "Milli takım gücünü gösterdi". Kamudan Haber (in Turkish). 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  7. 1 2 "Bir altın daha kazandık". Habertürk Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  8. 1 2 "Turkey grabs 3 golds in weightlifting, judo and taekwondo at Med Games". Hürriyet daily News. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

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