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Nafia Kuş

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]

Nafia Kuş
Taekwondo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games 11
Nafia Kuş (blue) in the final of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Full nameNafia Kuş Aydın
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 2024 Belgrade +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

Career edit

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 Chisinau.[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 edit

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   Durres G-1 1st
2021 Turkish Open   Istanbul G-1 1st
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   Athen 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   Luxemburg 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   Kharkov G-1 1st 
Moldova Open   Chisinau 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   Chisinau G-1 1st
2012 World Junior Championships   Sharm El-Sheikh G-12 3rd
European U-21 Championships   Athen 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 edit

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

External links edit

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