Hatice Kübra Yangın

Hatice Kübra Yangın (born August 15, 1989 in Kütahya) is a Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the bantamweight division.[1][2] She is a member of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. in Izmit.[3]

Hatice Kübra Yangın
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-08-15) August 15, 1989
Kütahya, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Bantamweight
ClubKocaeli BB Kağıt S.K.
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 GyeongjuBantamweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 ManchesterBantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2008 RomeBantamweight
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 ShenzhenBantamweight

She began with taekwondo at the age of 13 in Eskişehir, where her father is an employee of the province's sports office. Her sister Gamze is also a national taekwondo practitioner.[2]

Hatice Kübra Yangın became champion at the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea. The same year Yangın won the gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2012, she regained her champion title at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Turkey
2008 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) -55 kg April 10–13
2011 World Championships Gyeongju, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) -53 kg May 1–6
Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st place, gold medalist(s) -53 kg August 18–23
2012 European Championships Manchester, England 1st place, gold medalist(s) -55 kg May 3–6

References
  1. "Yangın, Hatice Kübra". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. "Hatice Kübra Yangın" (in Turkish). Sakin Taekwondo. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. "Milli Sporcumuz Hatice Kübra Yangın, Vali Mehmet Kılıçlar'ı Makamında Ziyaret Etti" (in Turkish). Eskişehir Valiliği. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. "Hatice Kübra Yangın: Şampiyon olduğumu çığlıklardan anladım". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-11-30.


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