Nafia Kuş

Nafia Kuş
	Nafia Kuş (blue) in the final of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Full name	Nafia Kuş Aydın
Nationality	Turkish
Born	February 20, 1995 (age 29); Adana, Turkey
Home town	Adana, Turkey
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo, kickboxing
Event	Lightweight
College team	Hacettepe University
Club	Istanbul BB SK
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing Turkey
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
Grand Slam
Grand Prix
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games
Universiade
European U21 Championships
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
European Cadet Championships

Nafia Kuş Aydın^[1] (born 20 February 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.^[2]

Career

Kuş is a native of Adana, Turkey.^[3] She has been performing taekwondo since age 8. Currently, Kuş is studying Physical Education and Sports at Çukurova University in Adana.^[4]

In 2013, she obtained the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.^[5] Kuş won the silver medal at the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships in Hohhot, China.^[4] She became gold medalist at the European Junior Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,^[6] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Dutch Open in Antalya,^[7] and Moldova Open in Chișinău.^[8]

She won the gold medal at the 1st ETU European Championships Olympic weight categories held in Nalchik, Russia in 2015.^[9]^[10] Nafia Kuş won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.^[11] She won the gold medal in the +73 kg division at the 2015 Dutch Open Tournament in Eindhoven.^[12] At the 2020 German Open Tournament in Hamburg, she became gold medalist in the +73 kg division.^[13] Kuş took the gold medal in the -73 kg division at the 8th Turkish Open Tournament held in Istanbul.^[14]

She won the gold medal in the women's +67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[15]

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.^[16]

Tournament record


Year	Event	Location	G-Rank	Place
2022	European Championships	Manchester	G-4	3rd
	Spanish Open	La Nucia	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	1st
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Durrës	G-1	1st
2021	Turkish Open	Istanbul	G-1	1st
2021	Bosnia Herzegovina Open	Sarajevo	G-1	1st
2020	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Helsingborg	G-1	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Zagreb	G-1	2nd
	Fujairah Open	Fujairah	G-1	1st
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	1st
2019	World Championships	Manchester	G-12	3rd
	Universiade	Naples	G-4	1st
	Extra European Championships	Bari	G-4	3rd
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	Dutch Open	Nijmegen	G-1	2nd
	Belgian Open	Lommel	G-1	3rd
	US Open	Las Vegas	G-1	3rd
	Asian Open	Ho Chi Minh City	G-1	3rd
2018	European Championships	Kazan	G-4	1st
	Grand Prix	Moscow	G-4	2nd
	Grand Prix	Taoyuan	G-4	3rd
	Grand Prix	Fujairah	G-8	3rd
	Grand Slam - Qualification	Wuxi	G-4	2nd
	Turkish Open	Istanbul	G-1	1st
	Egypt Open	Alexandria	G-1	1st
	Belgian Open	Lommel	G-1	1st
	Sofia Open	Sofia	G-1	1st
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Athens	G-1	1st
2017	Grand Slam	Wuxi	G-12	3rd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	Slovenia Open	Maribor	G-1	2nd
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	2nd
2016	European Championships	Montreaux	G-4	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	2nd
	Luxembourg Open	Luxembourg	G-1	2nd
2015	World Championships	Rabat	G-12	3rd
	Grand Prix	Moscow	G-4	1st
	Grand Prix	Manchester	G-4	3rd
	European U21 Championships	Bucharest	G-4	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	1st
	Ukraine Open	Kharkiv	G-1	1st
	Moldova Open	Chișinău	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	2nd
2014	Student World Championships	Hohhot	G-12	1st
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	3rd
2013	European U-21 Championships	Chișinău	G-1	1st
2012	World Junior Championships	Sharm El-Sheikh	G-12	3rd
	European U-21 Championships	Athens	G-4	3rd
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	1st
2011	European Junior Championships	Pafos	G-4	3rd
	Spanish Open	Alicante	G-1	1st
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	3rd
2010	World Junior Championships	Tijuana	G-12	2nd
2009	European Cadets Championships	Zagreb	G-4	2nd

References

^ "Turkish taekwondo to kick up Paris Olympics notch with 5 athletes". Daily Sabah. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Nafia Kuş Aydın (+67 kg.)
^ "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 1 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ Durak, Onur Emre (27 September 2014). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "[World Taekwondo] Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwond".

External links

Nafia Kus Aydin profile at World Taekwondo
Nafia Kus Aydin ranking at World Taekwondo
Nafia Kus at TaekwondoData.com
Nafia Kus at Olympics.com
Nafia Kus Aydin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Nafia Kuş at Olympedia
Nafia Kuş at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
Nafia Kuş Aydın at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)

[1] "Turkish taekwondo to kick up Paris Olympics notch with 5 athletes". Daily Sabah. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Nafia Kuş Aydın (+67 kg.)

[td-2] "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[kb-3] "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[s1-4] "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sd1-5] "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 1 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[m1-6] Durak, Onur Emre (27 September 2014). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[td1-7] "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[ks1-8] "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[co1-9] "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[ks2-10] "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[h1-11] "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[ttf1-12] "Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[ttf2-13] "Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[f1-14] "Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[taekwondo_results_book_mediterranean_games_2022-15] "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[16] "[World Taekwondo] Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwond".

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v t e Olympic medalists for Turkey
Gold medalists	Yaşar Erkan Nasuh Akar Gazanfer Bilge Celal Atik Yaşar Doğu Ahmet Kireççi Mehmet Oktav Hasan Gemici Bayram Şit Mithat Bayrak (2 titles) Mustafa Dağıstanlı (2 titles) Hamit Kaplan Müzahir Sille Tevfik Kış Ahmet Bilek Hasan Güngör İsmet Atlı Kazım Ayvaz İsmail Ogan Mahmut Atalay Ahmet Ayık Naim Süleymanoğlu (3 titles) Halil Mutlu (3 titles) Akif Pirim Hamza Yerlikaya (2 titles) Mahmut Demir Hüseyin Özkan Nurcan Taylan Taner Sağır Ramazan Şahin Servet Tazegül Taha Akgül Mete Gazoz Busenaz Sürmeneli
Silver medalists	Halit Balamir Adil Candemir Kenan Olcay Muhlis Tayfur Rıza Doğan İbrahim Zengin İsmail Ogan Hamit Kaplan Hüseyin Akbaş Hasan Güngör Ahmet Ayık Vehbi Akdağ Necmi Gençalp Hakkı Başar Kenan Şimşek Malik Beyleroğlu Şeref Eroğlu Bahri Tanrıkulu Atagün Yalçınkaya Azize Tanrıkulu Nur Tatar Daniyar Ismayilov Rıza Kayaalp Selim Yaşar Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (2 titles) Eray Şamdan Şevval İlayda Tarhan Yusuf Dikeç Hatice Akbaş
Bronze medalists	Ahmet Kireççi Halil Kaya Ruhi Sarıalp Adil Atan Dursun Ali Eğribaş Hüseyin Akbaş Hamit Kaplan Eyüp Can Turgut Aykaç Ayhan Taşkın Ali Kayalı Akif Pirim Hamide Bıkçın Adem Bereket Sedat Artuç Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Mehmet Özal Aydın Polatçı Yakup Kılıç Servet Tazegül Nazmi Avluca Rıza Kayaalp (2 titles) Yasmani Copello Cenk İldem Soner Demirtaş Nur Tatar Hakan Reçber Hatice Kübra İlgün Yasemin Adar Ferhat Arıcan Taha Akgül (2 titles) Ali Sofuoğlu Merve Çoban Uğur Aktaş Abdullah Yıldırmış Mete Gazoz Ulaş Tümer Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu Esra Yıldız Nafia Kuş