Zührenaz Ocak
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| Born | 2006 (age 19–20) Taşköprü, Yalova, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate Kumite, Kata | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Taşköprü Karate SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Mehmet Güney | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Zührenaz Ocak (born 2006) is a Turkish karateka who competes in the kumite +68 kg and kata events.
Sport career
Ocak is a member of Taşköprü Karate SK in her hometown,[1] where she is coached by Mehmet Güney.[2][3]
She captured three gold medals, in the 16-17 age group kata, junior women's kumite 68 kg and open category at the Turkish Interprovincial Deaf Karate Tournament held in Istanbul in October 2023.[4] At the 2024 Turkish Para Karate-Veterans Deaf Karate Championships in Ankara, she became champion in the +68 kg event. She so qualified to be included in the national team.[3] In August the same year, she won the gold medal at the Turkish Cadets, Juniors, U21 Karate Championships in Sivas.[5] She won the gold medal in the kumite +68 kg event at the 34th International Bosphorus Karate Tournament in Istanbul in December 2024.[6] In February 2025, she became champion in the +68 kg event at the Turkish Deaf Karate Championships in Trabzon.[2]
At the 2025 Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan, she took a bronze medal in the kumite +68 kg event.[1]
Personal life
Born in 2006,[7] Zührenaz Ocak is a native of Taşköprü, Yalova, northwestern Turkey.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Zühre Naz Olimpiyat Üçüncüsü". Yalova (in Turkish). 25 November 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Zührenaz Ocak, Türkiye Şampiyonu oldu". Yalıva Hayat (in Turkish). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Zührenaz'dan Büyük Zafer". Yalova (in Turkish). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Yalovalı Zührenaz'dan 3 altın madalya". Yalova Hayat (in Turkish). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Yavuz, Arda (22 August 2024). "Zühre Naz Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu Dünya Şampiyonası Biletini Kaptı". Yalova (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Yavuz, Arda (17 December 2024). "Ali ve Zührenaz Boğaziçi Karate Turnuvasında Kürsü Yaptı". Yalova (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Zuhrenaz Ocak". Deaflympics. Retrieved 24 January 2026.