Rukiye Yıldırım

Rukiye Yıldırım
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12) (age 21)
Ankara, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) Finweight
Club Kanka Taekwondo S.K.
Coached by Hızır Pınaroğlu
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze 2011 Gyeongju Finweight
Universiade
Silver 2011 Shenzhen −46 kg

Rukiye Yıldırım (born on February 12, 1991 in Ankara) is a Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the finweight division.[1][2]

She began with Taekwondo in 2002 in Kanka Taekwondo S.K. in Ankara, where she is coached by Hızır Pınaroğlu. She is representing her country at international events since 2007.[1] Rukiye Yıldırım won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rukiye Yıldırım" (in Turkish). Sakin Taekwondo. http://www.sakintaekwondo.com/kisisel-say/Millisporcular/rukiye_yildirim.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
  2. ^ +"Tekvadoda tarih yazdık" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 2008-06-16. http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11868622&tarih=2009-06-16. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
  3. ^ "Rukiye ve Rıdvan'dan bronz geldi" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 2011-05-05. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/amatorsporlar/17716334.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-20.