Merve Dinçel

Merve Dinçel
Personal information
Full nameMerve Dinçel Kavurat
Born (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999
Turkey
EducationPhysical education at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Spouse
Ferhat Can Kavurat
​
(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event
49 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byAli Şahin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku49 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Wuxi53 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Manchester49 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Munich53 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Belgrade49 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-Małopolska49 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris49 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Paris49 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Manchester49 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Riyadh (F)49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester (F)49 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran49 kg
World University Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Chengdu49 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Warsaw49 kg

Merve Dinçel Kavurat (born Marve Dinçel; on 22 October 1999), also known as Merve Kavurat, is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1] She is a two-time gold medalist at the World Taekwondo Championships.[2]

Sport career

Merve Dinçel has won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Women's Open Championships held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh in 2021.[3] She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 European Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4][5]

She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Orran, Algeria.[6]

Dinçel, in the women's 49 kg category at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeated Elizaveta Ryadninskaya, a Russian athlete competing as an individual athlete, in the second round and advanced to the third round after passing the first round without a match. She defeated Dunya Abutaleb from Saudi Arabia in the third round, then defeated Botakoz Kapanova from Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals and reached the semifinals. In the 49 kg final, she won against the reigning Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit from Thailand.[7]

Later that year, Dinçel won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg weight class at the 2023 European Games and the 2023 World University Games.[8]

At the 2023 World Grand Prix, she took the bronze medal in Manchester, United Kingdom, and the gold medal in Paris, France.[9] She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was honored with the "Best Sportswoman of 2023" award by the World Taekwondo.[10]

In 2024, she won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the European Taekwondo Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

She competed in the 49 kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and advanced to the quarterfinals.[11] After losing her match in the quarterfinals, she won the repechage match.[12] She fought in the bronze medal match against Lena Stojković and placed fifth after losing the fight.[13]

Personal life

Merve Dinçel was born on 22 October 1999.[12] She studied Physical Education in the Faculty of Sport science at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University.[5] She married Ferhat Can Kavurat, also a national taekwondo practitioner, on 13 July 2023.[14]

Tournament record
Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2023Grand Prix (F)United Kingdom ManchesterG-103rd
World Championships Azerbaijan Baku G-121st
Grand PrixFrance ParisG-61st
European GamesPoland KrakówG-42nd
FISU World University GamesChina ChengduG-22nd
2022European ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom ManchesterG-41st
Spanish OpenSpain La NuciaG-11st
Turkish OpenTurkey AntalyaG-11st
WT Presidents Cup - EuropeAlbania DurrësG-11st
2021WT Women ChampionshipsSaudi Arabia RiyadhG-41st
Multi European GamesBulgaria SofiaG-11st
WT Presidents Cup - EuropeTurkey IstanbulG-11st
Bosnia Herzegovina OpenBosnia and Herzegovina SarajevoG-12nd
2020European Clubs ChampionshipsSweden HelsingborgG-13rd
Turkish OpenTurkey IstanbulG-13rd
2019WT Presidents Cup - EuropeTurkey AntalyaG-11st
2018European U-21 ChampionshipsPoland WarsawG-41st
European Clubs ChampionshipsTurkey IstanbulG-11st
Turkish OpenTurkey IstanbulG-11st
WT Presidents Cup - EuropeGreece AthenG-11st
Multi European GamesBulgaria PlovdivG-11st
Dutch OpenNetherlands EindhovenG-13rd
2017Dutch OpenNetherlands EindhovenG-11st
Turkish OpenTurkey AntalyaG-12nd

References

  1. ↑ "TaekwondoData". Taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Burke, Patrick (31 May 2023). "Dramatic final makes Dinçel one of three winners at World Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dinçel wins gold in seniors' taekwondos". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Turkey claim three golds on first day of European Taekwondo Championships". Insidethegames.biz. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Öğrencimiz Merve Dinçel Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Kırşehir Ahi Evren Üniversitesi - Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Milli tekvandocu Merve Dinçel, altın madalya kazandı". 31 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "MIRS App". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Merve Dincel continues Türkiye's golden 2023". World Taekwondo. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Merve Dinçel Kavurat Dünya Şampiyonu". Konya Postası (in Turkish). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gururumuz Merve Dinçel Kavurat kimdir? İşte Milli tekvandocu Merve Dinçel Kavurat'ın biyografisi..." NNC Haber (in Turkish). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Merve Dinçel Kavurat Paris 2024 Olimpiyat Oyunları'nda çeyrek finale yükseldi". Gündem =Fethiye (in Turkish). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Merve Dinçel Kavurat olimpiyat beşincisi oldu". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Milli tekvandocular Merve Dinçel ile Ferhat Can Kavurat dünya evine girdi". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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