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Nafia Kuş
Taekwondo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 11
Nafia Kuş (blue) in the final of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995 (age 29)
Adana, Turkey
Home townAdana, Turkey
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo, kickboxing
EventLightweight
College teamHacettepe University
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Women’s Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku +73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Manchester -73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Chelyabinsk +73 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska +73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montreux +73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester +73 kg
Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuxi +67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow +67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Moscow +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Manchester +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taoyuan +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Fujairah (F) +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Riyadh (F) +67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku +73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang +73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya +73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona +67 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Neapel -73 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bucharest 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chisinau +73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Athens +73 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tijuana +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Sharm El-Sheikh +68 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paphos +68 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Zagreb +59 kg

Nafia Kuş (born February 20, 1995) is a world and European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division. She won the gold medal in the women's heavyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]

Career

Kuş is a native of Adana, Turkey.[2] She has been performing taekwondo since age 8. Currently, Kuş is studying Physical Education and Sports at Çukurova University in Adana.[3]

In 2013, she obtained the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[4] Kuş won the silver medal at the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships in Hohhot, China.[3] She became gold medalist at the European Junior Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[5] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Dutch Open in Antalya,[6] and Moldova Open in Chisinau.[7]

She won the gold medal at the 1st ETU European Championships Olympic weight categories held in Nalchik, Russia in 2015.[8][9] Nafia Kuş won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[10] She won the gold medal in the +73 kg division at the 2015 Dutch Open Tournament in Eindhoven.[11] At the 2020 German Open Tournament in Hamburg, she became gold medalist in the +73 kg division.[12] Kuş took the gold medal in the -73 kg division at the 8th Turkish Open Tournament held in Istanbul.[13]

She won the gold medal in the women's +67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[14]

Nafia Kuş won the gold medal at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the women's +73 kg, defeating Greek athlete Paraskevi Ntemogianni in the first round, Reba Stewart from Australia in the second round, Gloria Mosquera from Colombia in the quarterfinals and Russian athlete Kristina Adebaio in the semifinals. In the +73 kg final, she fought with Uzbek last world champion Svetlana Osipova. Nafia Kuş, who also defeated Svetlana Osipova, won the gold medal and became the world champion.[15]

Tournament record

Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2022 European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 3rd
Spanish Open Spain La Nucia G-1 1st
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 1st
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Albania Durres G-1 1st
2021 Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st
Bosnia Herzegovina Open Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo G-1 1st
2020 WT Presidents Cup - Europe Sweden Helsingborg G-1 2nd
European Clubs Championships Croatia Zagreb G-1 2nd 
Fujairah Open United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-1 1st
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 1st
2019 World Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-12 3rd
Universiade Nepal Neapel G-4 1st 
Extra European Championships Italy Bari G-4 3rd
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd
Dutch Open Netherlands Nijmegen G-1 2nd 
Belgian Open Belgium Lommel G-1 3rd 
US Open United States Las Vegas G-1 3rd 
Asian Open Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City G-1 3rd 
2018 European Championships Russia Kazan G-4 1st
Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-4 2nd
Grand Prix Chinese Taipei Taoyuan G-4 3rd 
Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-8 3rd
Grand Slam - Qualification China Wuxi G-4 2nd
Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st 
Egypt Open Egypt Alexandria G-1 1st 
Belgian Open Belgium Lommel G-1 1st 
Sofia Open Bulgaria Sofia G-1 1st 
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Greece Athen G-1 1st 
2017 Grand Slam China Wuxi G-12 3rd 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 1st  
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st 
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd  
Slovenia Open Slovenia Maribor G-1 2nd 
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 2nd  
2016 European Championships France Montreaux G-4 2nd 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 1st  
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 2nd
Luxembourg Open Luxembourg Luxemburg G-1 2nd
2015 World Championships Morocco Rabat G-12 3rd
Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-4 1st 
Grand Prix United Kingdom Manchester G-4 3rd 
European U21 Championships Romania Bucharest G-4 1st 
Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 1st
Ukraine Open Ukraine Kharkov G-1 1st 
Moldova Open Moldova Chisinau G-1 1st 
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd 
2014 Student World Championships China Hohhot G-12 1st 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 1st 
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd  
2013 European U-21 Championships Moldova Chisinau G-1 1st
2012 World Junior Championships Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh G-12 3rd
European U-21 Championships Greece Athen G-4 3rd 
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 1st 
2011 European Junior Championships Cyprus Pafos G-4 3rd
Spanish Open Spain Alicante G-1 1st 
German Open Greece Hamburg G-1 3rd  
2010 World Junior Championships Mexico Tijuana G-12 2nd 
2009 European Cadets Championships Croatia Zagreb G-4 2nd

References

  1. ^ "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. ^ "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  5. ^ Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. ^ "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ^ "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. ^ "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. ^ "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. ^ "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  11. ^ "Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=140063&mcd=C02
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