Hamide Bıkçın Çetiner (born January 24, 1978) formerly known as Hamide Bıkçın Tosun is a female Turkish Taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 49–57 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia and won the bronze medal.[1]
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| Birth name | Hamide Bıkçın Tosun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Hamide Bıkçın Çetiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-01-24) January 24, 1978 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bıkçın took up taekwondo already aged eight. After winning the European and World championships, she married and became mother of a daughter, Zeynep. Hamide Bıkçın Tosun suspended her active fighting sports life in the years 1996 and 1997. She started again 1998 to perform taekwondo and represented Turkey at the 2000 Olympics.[2]
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