Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer
| Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1983 Adana, Turkey |
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Wushu |
| Trainer | Hakan Şahade |
| Occupation | Primary education teacher |
| University | Gazi University, Ankara |
| Spouse | Erhan Deniz |
| Notable club(s) | Star Academy Sport Club, Adana |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Turkey
| ||
| Women's Muay Thai | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Bangkok | 67 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| | 2010 Rome | 67 kg |
| Women's Wushu - Sanshou | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Beijing | 65 kg |
| World Cups | ||
| | 2010 Beijing | 65 kg |
Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer (born October 4, 1983), nicknamed "Prenses Zeyna" (Turkish for "Xena the Warrior Princess"), is a Turkish female martial artist competing in the boxing, Muay Thai and wushu discipilines. She is a member of the Star Academy Sport Club in Adana, where she is coached by Hakan Şahade.[1][2]
Early life
She was born on October 4, 1983 in Adana as the second child of four sieblings. Inspired by her boxer uncles, Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer began in 1995 with training in boxing. After fighting in amateur boxing some years, she got interested in wushu. In 2004, she began Muay Thai performing.[1][3]
After the high school, she attended the Gazi University in Ankara, and gained in 2002 a degree in Sports and Physical Education. After some years of unemployment, she became a secondary education school teacher in Istanbul.[1][4]
Asked about her nickname, she comments:
There is a saying that "a good wrestler keeps his ear intact, and a good boxer his nose". I could keep my face undemolished sofar. At a tournament in Hungary, my Russian opponents named me "Xena the Warrior Princess". My husband calls me now also "Xena".
Family
Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer married on September 16, 2010 to K-1 fighter Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz, a Turkish kickboxing champion and her former trainer.[5]
Achievements
- Muay Thai
Gold (67 kg) 2007 European Championships - October 7–14, 2007, Vigo, Spain[6]- Gold (67 kg) 2010 National Championships - April 13–17, 2010, Bodrum, Turkey[7]
- Gold (67 kg) 2010 European Championships - May 25–30, 2010, Rome, Italy[2]
- Gold (67 kg) 2010 World Championships - November 27-December 5, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand[8]
- Wushu
Bronze (65 kg) 4th World Cup - November 11–17, 2007, Beijing, China- Bronze (65 kg) 9th World Wushu Championships - November 11–17, 2007, Beijing, China[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 ""Prenses Zeyna" rakiplerinin korkulu rüyası". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- 1 2 "Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer Gurur Veriyor". SporBox (in Turkish). 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ↑ Turul, Özge (1999-05-26). "'Sadece ringde dövüşürüm...'". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ↑ Örgen, Esra (2206-10-22). "'Dayak yeriz' diye almıyorlar". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-01-16. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Zeyna ve Pitbul Son Raundu Yaptılar" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ↑ "Muay Tahai'de madalya gururu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ↑ Milliyet (in Turkish) http://www.milliyet.com.tr/tayland-degil-bodrum/ege/haberdetayarsiv/19.04.2010/1226788/default.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-16. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Adanalı Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer Muaythai Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Osmaniye Haber (in Turkish). 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ↑ "Wushu'da büyük başarı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2011-01-16.