{{Short description|Turkish para taekwondo practitioner (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gamze Gürdal Özcan | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Gamze Gürdal | full_name = Gamze Gürdal Özcan | country = Turkey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Erzurum, Turkey | height = 1.70 m | weight = 58 kg | sport = Para taekwondo | event = K44 57 kg | club = EGO Spor Kulübü | coach = Kürşat Özdemir | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{TUR}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's para taekwondo}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Istanbul|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Veracruz|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 Sofia|K44 58 kg}} {{MedalGold|2022 Manchester|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalGold|2023 Montargis|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalGold|2024 Belgrade|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalGold|2026 Munich|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Chișinău|K44 +58 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Istanbul|K44 57 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Plovdiv|K44 58 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Bari|K44 58 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|European Para Championships}} {{MedalGold|2023 Rotterdam|K44 57 kg}} }} '''Gamze Özcan''' (born 12 June 1995) is a Turkish para taekwondo practitioner. Competing in the K44 classification in the 57 kg division, Gürdal Özcan represents EGO Spor Kulübü.<ref name="tmpk">{{cite web |url=https://www.tmpk.org.tr/sporcular/gamze-gurdal/ |title=Gamze Gürdal |publisher=Turkish National Paralympic Committee |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="td">{{cite web |url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/gamze-gurdal.a17qp.html |title=GURDAL, Gamze |publisher=TaekwondoData |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=English}}</ref> She won the silver medal in the women's K44 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and silver medals at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in 2021 and 2023.<ref name="paris2024ttf">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/paris-2024-paralimpik-oyunlari/ |title=Paris 2024 Paralimpik Oyunları |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=28 August 2024 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="paralympic">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/gamze-gurdal |title=Gamze Gurdal |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="world2021">{{cite web |url=https://v1.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/haber.asp?ID=2499 |title=Para Taekwondo'da Dünya Şampiyonuyuz |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=12 December 2021 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="world2023ttf">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/dunya-para-taekwondo-sampiyonasi/ |title=2023 Dünya Para Taekwondo Şampiyonası |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=21 September 2023 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref> At European level, she won titles in 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.<ref name="td" /><ref name="euro2022ttf">{{cite web |url=https://v1.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/haber.asp?ID=2611 |title=Avrupa'nın Zirvesindeyiz |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="euro2023montargis">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/avrupa-para-taekwondo-sampiyonasi-basliyor/ |title=2023 Avrupa Para Taekwondo Şampiyonası |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=30 June 2023 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="euro2024ttf">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/2024-avrupa-taekwondo-ve-para-taekwondo-sampiyonasi/ |title=2024 Avrupa Taekwondo ve Para Taekwondo Şampiyonası |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=13 May 2024 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="euro2026ttf">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/2026-avrupa-taekwondo-ve-para-taekwondo-sampiyonasi/ |title=2026 Avrupa Taekwondo ve Para Taekwondo Şampiyonası |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=14 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref>
== Career == Gürdal Özcan competed internationally in para taekwondo in the K44 classification. In 2015, she won the silver medal in the K44 +58 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Chișinău. In 2017, she won the gold medal in the K44 58 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Sofia. In 2018, she won a bronze medal at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Plovdiv. In 2019, she finished third at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Bari.<ref name="td" /><ref name="tmpk" />
She represented Turkey in the women's K44 58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In Tokyo, she lost to Great Britain's Beth Munro in the quarter-finals; after defeating Egypt's Salma Abohegazy in the repechage, she lost to Brazil's Silvana Fernandes in the bronze-medal match and finished fifth at the Games.<ref name="td" /><ref name="paralympic" /> At the end of the same year, she won the silver medal in the K44 57 kg event at the World Para Taekwondo Championships held in Istanbul.<ref name="world2021" /><ref name="td" />
In 2021, she won the silver medal in the K44 57 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul.<ref name="euro2021ttf">{{cite web |url=https://v1.turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/haber.asp?ID=2445 |title=Para Taekwondo'da Büyük Başarı |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref> In 2022, she won the gold medal in the K44 57 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England. She defeated Serbia's Marija Micev 17–14 in the final to become European champion.<ref name="euro2022ttf" /><ref name="td" />
In 2023, she won the gold medal in the K44 57 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships in Montargis, France.<ref name="euro2023montargis" /> The same year, she also won the same division at the European Para Championships in Rotterdam, defeating France's Sophie Caverzan in the semi-finals and Serbia's Marija Micev in the final.<ref name="euro2023rotterdam">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/avrupa-paralimpik-sampiyonasinda-10-madalya/ |title=Avrupa Paralimpik Şampiyonası'nda 10 Madalya |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=16 August 2023 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name="td" /> At the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Veracruz, Mexico, she won the silver medal in the K44 57 kg event. She defeated Larissa Lohane Lopes Alves and Sophie Caverzan to reach the final, where she lost to Brazil's Silvana Fernandes and finished as world runner-up.<ref name="world2023ttf" /><ref name="td" /> At the end of the season, she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the Manchester 2023 Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Final.<ref name="gp2023ttf">{{cite web |url=https://turkiyetaekwondofed.gov.tr/manchester-2023-para-taekwondo-grand-prix-final/ |title=Manchester 2023 Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Final |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |date=1 December 2023 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref>
In 2024, she won the gold medal in the K44 57 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She defeated Georgia's Nata Ochigava in the semi-finals and France's Sophie Caverzan in the final.<ref name="euro2024ttf" /><ref name="td" /> At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, she won the silver medal in the women's K44 57 kg event. She defeated Fiji's Irene Mar in the quarter-finals and Serbia's Marija Micev in the semi-finals to reach the final, where she lost to China's Li Yujie and became Paralympic runner-up.<ref name="paris2024ttf" /><ref name="paralympic" />
In 2026, she won the gold medal in the K44 57 kg event at the European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Munich, Germany. She defeated Turkey's Tuana Çelik in the semi-finals and France's Sophie Caverzan in the final to become European champion.<ref name="euro2026ttf" /><ref name="euro2026draw">{{cite web |url=https://www.martial.events/files/events/8/e/d/d/7/P11-Competition-Draw-Sheet-Para-Taekwondo.pdf |title=European Championships Seniors 2026 – Competition Draw Sheet Para Taekwondo |publisher=European Taekwondo / Martial.Events |date=18 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=English |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="lequipe2026">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Taekwondo/Actualites/Sacree-vice-championne-d-europe-sophie-caverzan-apporte-une-deuxieme-medaille-a-la-france-en-para-taekwondo/1675341 |title=Sacrée vice-championne d'Europe, Sophie Caverzan apporte une deuxième médaille à la France en para-taekwondo |publisher=L'Équipe |date=12 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=French}}</ref>
== Personal life == Gürdal Özcan was born on 12 June 1995 in Erzurum.<ref name="tmpk" /> She is married to Ali Can Özcan, a para taekwondo practitioner who won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.<ref name="ttfdugun">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/tkdfed/posts/%C5%9Fampiyonlar%C4%B1n-d%C3%BC%C4%9F%C3%BCn%C3%BCavrupa-%C5%9Fampiyonu-ve-paris-2024-paralimpik-oyunlar%C4%B1n%C4%B1n-g%C3%BCm%C3%BC%C5%9F-/1279539666876186/ |title=Şampiyonların düğünü |publisher=Turkish Taekwondo Federation |access-date=27 May 2026 |language=Turkish}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.tmpk.org.tr/sporcular/gamze-gurdal/ Gamze Gürdal at the Turkish National Paralympic Committee] * [https://www.paralympic.org/gamze-gurdal Gamze Gürdal at the International Paralympic Committee] * [https://www.taekwondodata.com/gamze-gurdal.a17qp.html Gamze Gürdal at TaekwondoData]
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