Damla Su Türemen (born 2004) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata category.

Damla Su Türemen
Damla Su Türemen (2022)
Born2004 (age 19–20)
Denizli, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
TeamDenizli Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
Europeand Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team Kata
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Team Kata
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya Team Kata
Balkan Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poreč Ind. Kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Team. Kata

Personal life edit

Türemen was born in 2004. [1] She is a native of Denizli, Turkey.[2]

Sports career edit

Early years edit

Türemen started her sports career at the age of eleven in 2015. She won several medals in the individual kata of her age groups category,[1] and became the Turkish champion in 2021.[3] In 2015, she debuted internationally at the 20th Balkan Championships for Children held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, and won the silver medal in the individual kataevenet of U11.[1] She took bronze medals in the individual kata and the team kata events with her teammates at the 47th EKF Junior & Cadet and U21 Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in 2020.[2] In 2021, she captured the gold medal in the Juniors individual kata event at the EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[4][5]

She is a member of the Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club.[4]

Senior career edit

Türemen won the silver medal in the individual kata event and shared the gold medal with her teammates in the senior team kata event at the 2021 Balkan Championships Children, Seniors, Veterans in Poreč, Croatia.[6] She competed in the individual kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates losing in the Round 3.[7] She shared the bronze medal with her teammates in the team kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[8] In 022, she won the bronze medal in the team kata event of the 2022 European Karate Championships in Gaziantep, Turkey.[9] She won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Damla Su Türemen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Damla Su Türemen Avrupa üçüncüsü oldu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Damla Su Türemen, Türkiye şampiyonu Büyükşehir'in altın kızı Türkiye'yi Dünya Şampiyonası'nda temsil edecek". Habrtürk (in Turkish). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Denizlili arateci amla Su Türemen Genç Kadınlar Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Denizli Haber (in Turkish). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ "2021 EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships – Official Results" (PDF). WKF. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Balkan Championships Children, Seniors Veterans 2021 - Porec" (PDF). Karate Serbia. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Karate Milli Takımı Dubai'ye gitti". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları – Karatede milli sporcular 4 madalya elde etti". Pusula (in Turkish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Gaziantep – 57. Avrupa Büyükler Karate Şampiyonası". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Karate Milli Takımı'ndan 13 madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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