Kübra Öçsoy Korkut

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Kübra Korkut
File:Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012.jpg
Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012
Personal information
Birth nameKübra Öçsoy
Full nameKübra Öçsoy Korkut
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara table tennis
ClubEmtek Sport Club
Coached byFatih korkut
Medal record
Women's table tennis (class 7)
Representing File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team class 6–10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual C7
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Singles C7
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual C7
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 South Korea Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 South Korea Team
IPC European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Croatia Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Croatia Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Slovenia Team
Updated on 8 September 2012

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

Career

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.[3]

Personal life

She lost one arm and both legs due to injuries sustained from an electric shock accident, which occurred when she was four years old. At the age of eight, Korkut acquired prosthetic legs. Encouraged by her teachers, she began playing para table tennis.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing File:Flag of Turkey.svg 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "142 Milli Sporcumuz Rio Vizesi Aldı" (in Turkish). gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 13 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "Masa tenisinde Kübra Korkut gümüş madalya aldı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Kübra Öçsoy". BP London 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

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