Şule Azra Akbulut

Şule Azra Akbulut (born 2003) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata category.

Şule Azra Akbulut
Born2003 (age 19–20)
Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
TeamGaziosmanpaşa Belediyespor
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
Europeand Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Guadalajara Team. Kata

Personal life

Akbulut was born in 2003. .[1] She is a native of Gaziosmanpaşa in Istanbul.[2] She graduated from Gaziosmanpaşa Anadolu İmam Hatip High School in Istanbul.[3]

Sports career

Early years

Akbulut started her sports career at the age of eight in 2011 in the Gaziosmanpaşa Belediye Sports Club,[1][2] and won various medals in the age categories of domestic tournaments.[4] In 2015, she debuted internationally at the 20th Balkan Championships for Children held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro,[5] and won the gold medal in the individual kata event of her age group.[6] In 2016, she took bronze medals in the U13 individual kata event and the U13-U14 team kata event at the 21st Balkan Championships for Children in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][7] She took the bronze medal with her teammates in the juniors team kata event at the 47th EKF Junior & Cadet and U21 Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in 2020.[8]

Senior career

She won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain.[9]

References
  1. "Şule Azra Akbulut" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. "Türkiye Kulüplerarası Büyükler Takım Karate Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. "Öğrencimiz Şule Azra Akbulut Takımıyla Karate Avrupa 3. Sü Oldu". Okul Haberleri (in Turkish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "Şule Azra Akbulut" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. "Balkan Championships for children 2015". WKF. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. "20. Balkan Çocuklar Karate Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye ..." Siyah Kuşak (in Turkish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. "21st Balkan Championships for Children". Sport Data – WKF. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. "Gaziosmanpaşalı Milli Karateciler Avrupa'da 3. Oldu". Yerel Gerçek (in Turkish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. "Karate Milli Takımı'ndan 13 madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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