Gülsüm Tatar

Gülsüm Şeyma Tatar
Born	(1985-02-06) February 6, 1985 (age 39) Kars, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Statistics
Weight(s)	light welterweight
Medal record Women's Boxing Representing  Turkey World Championships 2010 Bridgetown, Barbados 64 kg 2008 Ningbo, China 63 kg 2005 Podolsk, Russia 60 kg European Championships 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands 64 kg 2009 Mykolaiv, Ukraine 64 kg 2006 Waesaw, Poland 60 kg 2005 Tønsberg, Norway 60 kg 2004 Riccione, Italy 60 kg European Union Championships 2010 Keszthely, Hungary 64 kg 2008 Liverpool, England 63 kg 2007 Lille, France 60 kg 2006 Porto Torres, Italy 60 kg

Gülsüm Şeyma Tatar (February 6, 1985 in Kars, Turkey)[1][2] is a world and European champion[3] Turkish female boxer. After having boxed seven years for the sports club Fenerbahçe Boxing in Istanbul,[4][5] she transferred in 2010 to Birlikspor in Kayseri, Turkey.[6]

She comes from a family of boxers. Her uncle, Kibar Tatar, was a notable Turkish boxer, and her brother was interested in boxing. She was educated in physical education at Fırat University in Elazığ.[7]

She became gold medalist in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 European Women's Boxing Championships held in Riccione, Italy[8] before she participated at the 3rd World Women's Boxing Championship held between September 25 and October 2, 2005 in Podolsk, Russia, and fought a silver medal.[9] At the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship held in Ningbo City, China, Gülsüm Tatar won the gold medal in the light welter (63 kg) division.[7]

She was awarded as the "best boxer" after winning gold in the light welterweight (64 kg) division at the 5th European Union Women's Championships held in Keszthely, Hungary between August 3–8, 2010.[3] Reigning European and World champion[3] Gülsüm Tatar has been officially invited to the 2012 London Olympics, at which women's boxing will debut. She will represent Turkey at the Olympics as the first female boxer.[6]

As of December 1, 2010, Gülsüm Tatar ranked first in her weight category at the "World Women's Rankings" list.[10]

At the 2011 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she won her third European gold medal.[11]

India's L Sarita Devi (60 kg) stunned defending champion and world number 2 Gulsum Tatar of Turkey to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the seventh World Women's Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China on May 14, 2012.

References

1. "Tatar Gulsum". AIBA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
2. Kaya, Nurullah (2004-10-23). "Ringde aslan kesilirim dışarıda kuzu gibiyim". Zaman (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
3. "Gulsum Tatar Awarded Best Boxer in Keszthely". AIBA International Boxing Association. 2010-08-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
4. Newspaper Milliyet January 15, 2006 (in Turkish)
5. Fenerbahçe Boxing squad
6. "Gülsüm Tatar to be first Turkish female to box at the Olympics". Today's Zaman. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
7. Erdoğan, Ali (November 29, 2008). "Altın yumruklar" (in Turkish). Sabah.^[permanent dead link‍]
8. Makismum Spor Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
9. USA Boxing
10. "World Women's Rankings Dec 2010". Until The Next Round. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
11. "Avrupa Boks Şampiyonası'nda çifte şampiyonluk". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-23.^[permanent dead link‍]