Kübra Öçsoy Korkut

Kübra Öçsoy Korkut, aka Kübra Korkut, (born Kübra Öçsoy on 20 January 1994 in Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 7 and Paralympian.[1][2]

Kübra Öçsoy Korkut
Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012
Personal information
Birth nameKübra Öçsoy
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994
Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara table tennis
ClubDiyanet Sport Club
Coached byİlhami Kılınçkaya
Medal record
Women's table tennis (class 7)
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam class 6–10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual C7
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoIndividual C7
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 South KoreaIndividual
Silver medal – second place2010 South KoreaTeam
IPC European Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 CroatiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 CroatiaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2009 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 SloveniaTeam
Updated on 8 September 2012.

She lost one arm and both legs due to injuries sustained from an electric shock accident, which occurred as she was four years old. Since her age of eight, Korkut has prosthesis in her legs. Encouraged by her teachers, she began para table tennis playing.[3]

Korkut took part at the 2012 Summer Paralympics competing in the women's individual class 7 event, at which she became 4th after losing 1–3 to her opponent from Ukraine in the bronze medal match. Furthermore, she was part of the Turkish team with her teammate Neslihan Kavas, who became silver medalist in the women's team class 6–10 event after losing to the Chinese team in the final.

She captured the silver medal in the individual C7 event at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Turkey
2007 IPC European Championship Slovenia 3rd team
2009 IPC European Championship Italy 3rd team
IPC International Tournament Hungary 1st team
1st team
IPC International Tournament Slovenia 2nd team
2010 IPC World Championship South Korea 2nd individual
2nd team
IPC International Tournament France 3rd individual
1st team
2011 IPC International Tournament Slovenia 2nd individual
IPC European Championship Croatia 2nd individual
1st team
2012 IPC International Tournament Slovenia 1st individual
Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 2nd team
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Individual
2020 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Individual

Notes
  1. "Sporcular / Masa Tenisi – Kübra Öçsoy" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. "142 Milli Sporcumuz Rio Vizesi Aldı" (in Turkish). gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. "Kübra Öçsoy". BP London 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "Masa tenisinde Kübra Korkut gümüş madalya aldı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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