Ece Yaşar (born February 20, 1990) is a Turkish female

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competing currently in the

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-61 kg division. She competes for TED Ankara Kolejliler. Yaşar is a student at the sports academy of

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in Ankara. She won a gold medal at the 16th Balkan Children and Seniors Karate Championships in

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in 2012. The same year, she won a bronze medal at the 47th European Karate Championships in

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, Spain, and later another bronze medal at the 2012 University World Karate Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. She took the bronze medal in the -61 kg division at the

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held in Palembang, Indonesia.

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1990 births Sportspeople from Ankara Living people Turkish female karateka Turkish female martial artists Hacettepe University alumni Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish women {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub