Nafia Kuş

Nafia Kuş
	Nafia Kuş (blue) in the final of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	February 20, 1995; Adana, Turkey
Home town	Adana, Turkey
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo, kickboxing
Event(s)	Lightweight
College team	Hacettepe University
Medal record
Women’s Taekwondo
Representing Turkey
World Championships
Grand Slam
European Championships
Grand Prix
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games
Universiade
European U21 Championships
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
European Cadet Championships

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

Career

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]

She won the gold medal in the women's +67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[14]

Tournament record


Year	Event	Location	G-Rank	Place
2022	European Championships	Manchester	G-4	3rd
	Spanish Open	La Nucia	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	1st
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Durres	G-1	1st
2021	Turkish Open	Istanbul	G-1	1st
2021	Bosnia Herzegovina Open	Sarajevo	G-1	1st
2020	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Helsingborg	G-1	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Zagreb	G-1	2nd
	Fujairah Open	Fujairah	G-1	1st
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	1st
2019	World Championships	Manchester	G-12	3rd
	Universiade	Neapel	G-4	1st
	Extra European Championships	Bari	G-4	3rd
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	Dutch Open	Nijmegen	G-1	2nd
	Belgian Open	Lommel	G-1	3rd
	US Open	Las Vegas	G-1	3rd
	Asian Open	Ho Chi Minh City	G-1	3rd
2018	European Championships	Kazan	G-4	1st
	Grand Prix	Moscow	G-4	2nd
	Grand Prix	Taoyuan	G-4	3rd
	Grand Prix	Fujairah	G-8	3rd
	Grand Slam - Qualification	Wuxi	G-4	2nd
	Turkish Open	Istanbul	G-1	1st
	Egypt Open	Alexandria	G-1	1st
	Belgian Open	Lommel	G-1	1st
	Sofia Open	Sofia	G-1	1st
	WT Presidents Cup - Europe	Athen	G-1	1st
2017	Grand Slam	Wuxi	G-12	3rd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	Slovenia Open	Maribor	G-1	2nd
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	2nd
2016	European Championships	Montreaux	G-4	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	2nd
	Luxembourg Open	Luxemburg	G-1	2nd
2015	World Championships	Rabat	G-12	3rd
	Grand Prix	Moscow	G-4	1st
	Grand Prix	Manchester	G-4	3rd
	European U21 Championships	Bucharest	G-4	1st
	Dutch Open	Eindhoven	G-1	1st
	Ukraine Open	Kharkov	G-1	1st
	Moldova Open	Chisinau	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	2nd
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	2nd
2014	Student World Championships	Hohhot	G-12	1st
	European Clubs Championships	Antalya	G-1	1st
	Turkish Open	Antalya	G-1	3rd
2013	European U-21 Championships	Chisinau	G-1	1st
2012	World Junior Championships	Sharm El-Sheikh	G-12	3rd
	European U-21 Championships	Athen	G-4	3rd
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	1st
2011	European Junior Championships	Pafos	G-4	3rd
	Spanish Open	Alicante	G-1	1st
	German Open	Hamburg	G-1	3rd
2010	World Junior Championships	Tijuana	G-12	2nd
2009	European Cadets Championships	Zagreb	G-4	2nd

References

"Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
"Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

Nafia Kuş at TaekwondoData.com

Nafia Kuş at Olympedia

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[td-1] "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[kb-2] "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[s1-3] "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[sd1-4] "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-05-19.

[m1-5] Durak, Onur Emre (2014-09-27). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[td1-6] "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[ks1-7] "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[co1-8] "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[ks2-9] "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[h1-10] "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

[ttf1-11] "Hollanda'da 1 Altın, 3 Bronz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[ttf2-12] "Almanya'da Madalyalar Şehitlerimize" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tarkwondo Federasyonu. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[f1-13] "Nafia Kuş'tan altın madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[taekwondo_results_book_mediterranean_games_2022-14] "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.