Gülşah Kocatürk

Gülşah Kocatürk
Personal information
Born (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986
Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (2012)
Weight 139 kg (306 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Judo
Event(s) heavyweight
Club İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached by Mesut Kapan
Updated on 7 July 2012.

Gülşah Kocatürk (born January 1, 1986 in Izmir) is a Turkish female judoka competing in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division. Currently, she is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[1]

Gülşah Kocatürk studied physical education and sports at Balıkesir University.[2]

She won a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy[3] and another bronze medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tblisi, Georgia. In 2009, she won the silver medal at the World Judo Cup held in Madrid, Spain.[4] At the 2008 European Juuniors Judo Champiınships in Zagreb, Croatia, Kocatürk received the gold medal.[5]

Gülşah Kocatürk qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the second round to Iryna Kindzerska.[6][7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2009 Mediterranean Games 3rd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2009 World Cup 2nd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2009 European Championships 3rd Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2008 European Juniors Championships 1st Heavyweight (+78 kg)
2007 European Championships 7th Heavyweight (+78 kg)

See also

References

  1. "Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Forum TR Haber. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. "Türkiye'nin Gururu Oldu" (in Turkish). Kent Haber. 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  3. "Gülşah Kocatürk'ten bronz madalya" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  4. "Gülşah Kcatürk Madrid Dünya Kupasında Gümüş Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Judo ve Kuraş Derneği. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  5. "Judo: Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  6. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Judo-Gülşah Kocatürk" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  7. "Gülşah Kocatürk Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.


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