Hamide Bıçkın (born January 24, 1978) formerly known as Hamide Bıçkın 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.Hamide Bıkçın. sports-reference.com
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.A Turkish Sports Page – Interview with Hamide Bikcin . Turkish-sports.atspace.org (2008-08-28). Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
Achievements
1995 World Taekwondo Championships in the Philippines – gold (Flyweight) 2000 13th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Patras, Greece – gold (Bantamweight)13th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships. fullcontact.co.uk. May 4, 2000 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia – bronze 2002 7th Universiade in Berkeley, California, U.S. – gold (58 kg)MİLLİYET İNTERNET – ALMANAK 2002. Milliyet.com.tr (1990-01-06). Retrieved on 2015-10-16. 2002 Taekwondo Belgian Open in Lommel, Belgium – gold (Bantamweight)Chris Condron (April 8, 2002) TAEKWONDO- American Best medal at Belgian Open in Lommel, Belgium. U.S. Taekwondo Union. olympic-usa.org 2004 15th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships in Lillehammer, Norway – silver (Featherweight)15th European Seniors Taekwondo Championships. fullcontact.co.uk. May 6, 2004
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