Merve Dinçel

Merve Dinçel is a Turkish taekwondo athlete, also known by her married name Merve Kavurat, and a world champion in the 49 kg class. ¹ She was born in Ankara on 22 October 1999. ²

Dinçel won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Women's Open Championships in Riyadh in 2021. ¹ In 2022 she won the women's 49 kg gold at the European Championships in Manchester and the gold medal in the same class at the Mediterranean Games in Oran. ¹ At the 2023 World Championships in Baku she defeated the reigning Olympic champion, Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit, in the 49 kg final to win the world title. ¹ World Taekwondo named her its Best Sportswoman of 2023. ¹ At the Paris 2024 Olympics she competed at 49 kg and placed fifth after losing the bronze-medal match. ¹

Dinçel studied physical education at the Faculty of Sport Sciences of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University. ¹ She married Ferhat Can Kavurat, also a national taekwondo practitioner, on 13 July 2023, and has competed under the name Merve Kavurat since her marriage. ^{1 3}

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