{{Short description|Turkish karateka (born 1982)}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Zeki Demir | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|06|06}} | birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey | other_names = | residence = | nationality = Turkish | height = | weight = | weight_class = -80 kg | style = Karate Kumite | team = Istanbul BB SK | trainer = | rank = | university = | updated = May 13, 2013 }} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport |Men's Karate}} {{MedalCompetition |World Championships}} {{MedalGold |2008 Tokyo |Kumite team}} {{MedalCompetition |European Championships}} {{MedalGold |2006 Stevanger |Kumite -80 kg}} {{MedalGold |2006 Stevanger |Kumite team}} {{MedalBottom}}
'''Zeki Demir''' (born June 6, 1982 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite -80 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.<ref name="kr">{{cite web |url=http://www.karaterec.com/en/competitors/z-demir/ |publisher=Karate Records |title=Z. Demir |access-date=2011-05-21 }}</ref><ref name="wkf">{{cite web |url=http://www.wkf.net/index.php/wkf-family/competitors.html |publisher=WKF |title=Zeki Demir |access-date=2013-05-13 |archive-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523192945/http://wkf.net/index.php/wkf-family/competitors.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
His younger brother İdris Demir is also a national karateka competing in the kumite -65 kg weight class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wkf.net/index.php/wkf-family/competitors.html |publisher=WKF |title=Idris Demir |access-date=2013-05-14 |archive-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523192945/http://wkf.net/index.php/wkf-family/competitors.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Achievements== ;2008: * {{Gold medal}} 19th World Championships - November 13, Tokyo JPN - kumite team<ref name="wkf"/>
;2006: * {{Gold medal}} 41st European Championships - May 5, Stevanger NOR - kumite -80 kg<ref name="kr"/> * {{Gold medal}} 41st European Championships - May 5, Stevanger NOR - kumite team<ref name="wkf"/>
;2004: * {{Silver medal}} 11th Balkan Senior Karate Championships - March 13 - kumite team<ref name="wkf"/>
;2002: * {{Silver medal}} 9th Balkan Senior Karate Championships - September 28 - kumite -70 kg<ref name="wkf"/> * {{Gold medal}} 29th European Karate Cadet & Junior Championships - February 15 - kumite junior -70 kg<ref name="wkf"/>
;2001: * {{Gold medal}} 2nd World Karate Cadet & Junior Championships - October 12 - kumite junior team<ref name="wkf"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Demir, Zeki}} Category:1982 births Category:Martial artists from Istanbul Category:Living people Category:Turkish male karateka Category:İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor sportspeople Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub}}