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Gülşah Kocatürk

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Gülşah Kocatürk
Personal information
Born (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)
Izmir, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (2012)
Weight139 kg (306 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byMesut Kapan
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.5th (2009)
European Champ.Bronze (2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rotterdam +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samsun +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samsun +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Zagreb +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kyiv +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Sofia +78 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF520
JudoInside.com26982
Updated on 16 November 2022

Gülşah Kocatürk (born January 1, 1986, in Izmir) is a Turkish judoka competing in the heavyweight (78 kg+) division. As of 2009 she is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[1]

Gülşah Kocatürk studied physical education and sports at Balıkesir University.[2]

She won a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy[3] and another bronze medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2009, she won the silver medal at the World Judo Cup held in Madrid, Spain.[4] At the 2008 European Junior Judo Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Kocatürk received the gold medal.[5]

Gülşah Kocatürk qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the second round to Iryna Kindzerska.[6]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2009 Mediterranean Games 3rd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2009 World Cup 2nd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2009 European Championships 3rd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2008 European Juniors Championships 1st Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2007 European Championships 7th Heavyweight (+78 kg)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Forum TR Haber. Retrieved 2009-07-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin Gururu Oldu" (in Turkish). Kent Haber. 2004-11-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  3. ^ "Gülşah Kocatürk'ten bronz madalya" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  4. ^ "Gülşah Kcatürk Madrid Dünya Kupasında Gümüş Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Judo ve Kuraş Derneği. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  5. ^ "Judo: Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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