Ekrem Boyalı

Ekrem Boyalı
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1970-07-15) 15 July 1970 (age 54)
Konya, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Hong Kong Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens Bantamweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 George Town Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 1991 Zagreb Bantamweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Helsinki Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 1992 Valencia Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Aarhus Flyweight

Ekrem Boyalı (born 15 July 1970) is an Olympian Turkish former Taekwondo practitioner and coach.[1]

Early years and family life

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Ekrem Boyalı was born on 15 July 1970 in Konya, Turkey. In 1998, Boyalı went to the United States to complete his university education.[2] Upon returning home after three years, he was appointed a lecturer at Selçuk University in Konya.[2] In 2009, he earned a PhD degree[3] in Exercise physiology from the Institute of Health Science at Selçuk University with a thesis on "The effect of vitamin E application on the levels of lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes and lactate during acute Taekwondo exercise".[4]

He is married with Ayşegül Ergin, also a world and European championship medalist.[5]

Sports career

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He began with Taekwondo following the footsteps of his older brother Osman Boyalı in 1983.[2] After four years of hard training at his brother's sports club, he was admitted to the national team.[2][3] Later, he became captain of the Turkey team.[2]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he competed for Turkey, and became the runner-up after losing to Kim Byong-Cheol from South Korea in the final game.[2][6] The Taekwondo competitions were held as demonstration sport, and therefore no medals were awarded.

Boyalı served as coach of the Turkey national team after leaving the active sport.[2][7] Later, he coached the Bulgaria national team.[3][6]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Boyali, Ekrem". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ekrem Boyalıyla Dobra Dobra" (PDF) (in Turkish). Koyuncu Spor. Retrieved 2014-02-17.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Uçar, Sultan (2012-08-05). "Türkiye olimpiyatlarda neden madalya kazanamıyor?". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. ^ Boyalı, Ekrem (2009). "T.C. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü – E Vitamini Uygulamasının Akut Taekwondo Egzersizinde Lipit Peroksidasyonu, Antioksidan Enzimler ve Laktat Düzeylerine Etkileri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Konya: Şakir Bezci. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  5. ^ "Akar Gsk Ve Fitform Sport Center Şampiyonları Ağırladı". Haber FX (in Turkish). 2012-08-08. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. ^ a b "Şampiyonlar Konya'da". Kon Haber (in Turkish). 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  7. ^ "Tekvonda 55 kilo şampiyonu Konya'dan". Konya Haber (in Turkish). 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2014-02-17.