Nafia Kuş
Nafia Kuş Aydın[1] (born 20 February 1995) is a world and European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division. She won the gold medal in the women's heavyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2]
Career
Kuş is a native of Adana, Turkey.[3] She has been performing taekwondo since age 8. Currently, Kuş is studying Physical Education and Sports at Çukurova University in Adana.[4]
In 2013, she obtained the silver medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[5] Kuş won the silver medal at the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships in Hohhot, China.[4] She became gold medalist at the European Junior Championship in Innsbruck, Austria in 2014,[6] and continued her success by winning another gold medals at tournaments in 2015 including Dutch Open in Antalya,[7] and Moldova Open in Chișinău.[8]
She won the gold medal at the 1st ETU European Championships Olympic weight categories held in Nalchik, Russia in 2015.[9][10] Nafia Kuş won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia.[11] She won the gold medal in the +73 kg division at the 2015 Dutch Open Tournament in Eindhoven.[12] At the 2020 German Open Tournament in Hamburg, she became gold medalist in the +73 kg division.[13] Kuş took the gold medal in the -73 kg division at the 8th Turkish Open Tournament held in Istanbul.[14]
She won the gold medal in the women's +67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[15]
Nafia Kuş won the gold medal at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the women's +73 kg, defeating Greek athlete Paraskevi Ntemogianni in the first round, Reba Stewart from Australia in the second round, Gloria Mosquera from Colombia in the quarterfinals and Russian athlete Kristina Adebaio in the semifinals. In the +73 kg final, she fought with Uzbek last world champion Svetlana Osipova. Nafia Kuş, who also defeated Svetlana Osipova, won the gold medal and became the world champion.[16]
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 | Durrës | G-1 | 1st | |
| 2021 | Turkish Open | Istanbul | G-1 | 1st |
| 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 | Naples | 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 | Athens | 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 | Luxembourg | 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 | Kharkiv | G-1 | 1st | |
| Moldova Open | Chișinău | 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 | Chișinău | G-1 | 1st |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Sharm El-Sheikh | G-12 | 3rd |
| European U-21 Championships | Athens | 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
- ^ "Turkish taekwondo to kick up Paris Olympics notch with 5 athletes". Daily Sabah. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Nafia Kuş Aydın (+67 kg.)
- ^ "Kus, Nafia". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Sporcumuz Nafia Kuş kimdir?" (in Turkish). Kadınlar Bilir. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Nafia Kuş dünya ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 1 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Durak, Onur Emre (27 September 2014). "İrem Yaman ile Berkcan Süngü, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Dutch Open: Winners from Turkey". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Moldova Açık Taekwondo Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Bakan Kılıç, Milli Taekwondocu Nafia Kuş'u tebrik etti". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "4. Altın Madalya Nafia Kuş'dan" (in Turkish). Koyuncuspor. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "İrem Yaman Dünya şampiyonu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwond".
External links
- Nafia Kus Aydin profile at World Taekwondo
- Nafia Kus Aydin ranking at World Taekwondo
- Nafia Kus at TaekwondoData.com
- Nafia Kus at Olympics.com
- Nafia Kus Aydin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nafia Kuş at Olympedia
- Nafia Kuş at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Nafia Kuş Aydın at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)