Hatice Kübra Yangın

Hatice Kübra Yangın
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-08-15) August 15, 1989
Kütahya, Turkey
Residence Eskişehir, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) Bantamweight
Club Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K.
Medal record
World Championships
2011 Gyeongju Bantamweight
European Championships
2012 Manchester Bantamweight
2008 Rome Bantamweight
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen Bantamweight

Hatice Kübra Yangın (born August 15, 1989 in Kütahya) is a Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the bantamweight division.[1][2] She is a member of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. in Izmit.[3]

She began with taekwondo at the age of 13 in Eskişehir, where her father is an employee of the province's sports office. Her sister Gamze is also a national taekwondo practitioner.[2]

Hatice Kübra Yangın became champion at the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea. The same year Yangın won the gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2012, she regained her champion title at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2008 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st, gold medalist(s) -55 kg April 10–13
2011 World Championships Gyeongju, South Korea 3rd, bronze medalist(s) -53 kg May 1–6
Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st, gold medalist(s) -53 kg August 18–23
2012 European Championships Manchester, England 1st, gold medalist(s) -55 kg May 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "Yangın, Hatice Kübra". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. 1 2 "Hatice Kübra Yangın" (in Turkish). Sakin Taekwondo. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Milli Sporcumuz Hatice Kübra Yangın, Vali Mehmet Kılıçlar'ı Makamında Ziyaret Etti" (in Turkish). Eskişehir Valiliği. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Hatice Kübra Yangın: Şampiyon olduğumu çığlıklardan anladım". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
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