Okay Arpa

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Okay Arpa
Born (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 48)
Kayseri, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Division+84 kg
StyleKarate – Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 TokyoTeam kumite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 ZagrebTeam kumite
Gold medal – first place2010 AthensTeam kumite
Silver medal – second place2000 IstanbulKumite +80 kg
Silver medal – second place2004 MoscowKumite open
Bronze medal – third place1998 BelgradeKumite +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 TallinnKumite +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 ZagrebKumite +84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 MoscowTeam kumite
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2001 TunisKumite open

Okay Arpa (born 15 July 1977) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite +84 kg division.[1][2] He has represented Turkey in multiple international events, achieving success in both individual and team kumite categories.

Career

Arpa won his first major international medal in 1998, earning bronze in the men's +80 kg event at the 1998 European Karate Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] He claimed silver in the same weight class at the 2000 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] At the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia, he secured a bronze medal in the open weight division.[2]

In 2004, Arpa took silver in the open category and bronze in the team kumite at the 2004 European Karate Championships in Moscow, Russia.[1] He won gold in the team kumite at the 2006 European Karate Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] In 2008, he earned a bronze medal in the +80 kg event at the 2008 European Karate Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and became a world champion in team kumite at the 2008 World Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Arpa added another bronze medal in the +84 kg category at the 2009 European Karate Championships in Zagreb,[1] and won team kumite gold at the 2010 European Karate Championships in Athens, Greece.[2] In 2011, he helped Turkey win the European Regions Karate Championships in Ankara, Turkey.[2]

Outside of competition, Arpa works as a physical education teacher at a primary school in Üsküdar, Istanbul.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Okay Arpa". Karate Records. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Okay Arpa". World Karate Federation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Okay Arpa Dünya Karate Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Üsküdar 34. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.