Nafia Kuş

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

Nafia Kuş

Taekwondo at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1995-02-20) February 20, 1995
Height	185
Weight	70
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo, kickboxing
Event(s)	Lightweight
College team	Hacettepe University Taekwondo Team
Medal record Women’s Taekwondo Representing  Turkey World Championships 2019 Manchester -73 kg 2015 Chelyabinsk +73 kg Grand Slam 2017 Wuxi +67 kg Grand Prix 2015 Moscow +67 kg 2018 Moscow +67 kg 2015 Manchester +67 kg European Championships 2018 Kazan 73 kg 2016 Montreux +73 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona +67 kg European U21 Championships 2013 Chisinau +73 kg 2015 Bukarest 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

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

In 2013, she obtained the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[3] Kuş won the silver medal at the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships in Hohhot, China.[2] She became gold medalist at the European Junior Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[4] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Dutch Open in Antalya,[5] and Moldova Open in Chisinau.[6]

She won the gold medal at the 1st ETU European Championships Olympic weight categories held in Nalchik, Russia in 2015.[7][8] Nafia Kuş won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[9]

References

1. "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
2. "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
3. "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
4. Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
5. "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
6. "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
7. "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
8. "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
9. "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.