Background
Ali Sarı was born on November 24, 1986 in Beyşehir town in Konya Province to a dentist father.
Ali Sarı was born on November 24, 1986 in Beyşehir town in Konya Province to a dentist father.
Ali Sarı is a student of civil engineering at Selçuk University. He has two younger brothers Yunus and Talha, who are also successful taekwondo practitioners. After his primary and secondary education in his hometown, he enrolled in Selçuk University"s Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, at Konya.
Ali Sarı began with taekwondo practitioning already at the very young age.
In 2001, he placed third at the Turkish Youth Championships. Ali Sarı was admitted to the national team in 2006, and took the second place at the national championship the same year.
In 2007, he placed third in the +84 kg division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2012, Sarı took the bronze medal in the -87 kg division at the European Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.
03 ! 2007 Summer Universiade, Bangkok, Thailand, -84 kg 03 ! 2008 World University Taekwondo Championships, Belgrade, Serbia 01 ! 2010 Northern Cyprus Open 01 ! 2010 French Open, Paris 02 ! 2011 Summer Universiade, Shenzen, China, +87 kg 03 ! 2012 European Championships, Manchester, United Kingdom, -87 kg 02 ! 2012 Spanish Open, Alicante 02 ! 2013 Dutch Open, Eindhoven 01 ! 2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin, Turkey, +80 kg.