Gülsen Demirtürk (born 6 March 2000) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite. She is a member of Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü.[1]

Gülsen Demirtürk
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)
NationalityTurkish
StyleKarate Kumite
TeamKocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poreč Team kumite

Private life

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Gülsen Demirtürk was born 6 March 2000.[1]

Demirtürk was motivated for karate by her father, because she was a highly energetic girl in her youth.[2]

She studied at Sakarya University.[1]In the beginning of 2022, she was appointed as a teacher of physical education at a highschool in Dilovası, Kocaeli.[2]

Sports career

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Demirtürk took the silver medal in the U21 women's kumite 55 kg category at the WKF Cadet, Junior & U21 World Championship 2019 held in Santiago, Chile.[1][3]

She won the silver medal in the Team kumite event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gülsen Demirtürk" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gülsen Demirtürk Kağıtspor hayatıma çok şey kattı". İşte Kocaeli (in Turkish). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Karatecilerimizden Şili'de iki Dünya ikinciliği geldi". Kocaeli (in Turkish). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Gülsen Demirtürk, Avrupa ikincisi oldu". Gölcük Postası (in Turkish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.