Nafia Kuş

Nafia Kuş (born February 20, 1995) is a European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division.[1]

Nafia Kuş
Nafia Kuş (blue) in the final of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
NationalityTurkey
Born (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995
Adana, Turkey
Home townAdana, Turkey
Height185
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo, kickboxing
Event(s)Lightweight
College teamHacettepe University
Medal record
Women’s Taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2019 Manchester-73 kg
2015 Chelyabinsk+73 kg
Grand Slam
2017 Wuxi+67 kg
European Championships
2018 Kazan73 kg
2016 Montreux+73 kg
Grand Prix
2015 Moscow+67 kg
2018 Moscow+67 kg
2018 Taoyuan+67 kg
2018 Fujairah+67 kg
2015 Manchester+67 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona +67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku+73 kg
2013 Palembang+73 kg
European U21 Championships
2015 Bucharest73 kg
2013 Chisinau+73 kg
2012 Athens+73 kg
World Junior Championships
2010 Tijuana+68 kg
2012 Sharm El-Sheikh+68 kg
European Junior Championships
2011 Paphos+68 kg
European Cadet Championships
2009 Zagreb+59 kg

Kuş is a native of Adana, Turkey.[2] She has been performing taekwondo since age 8. Currently, Kuş is studying Physical Education and Sports at Çukurova University in Adana.[3]

In 2013, she obtained the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[4] Kuş won the silver medal at the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships in Hohhot, China.[3] She became gold medalist at the European Junior Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[5] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Dutch Open in Antalya,[6] and Moldova Open in Chisinau.[7]

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

References
  1. "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  5. Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  11. "Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. "Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. "Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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