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]
![]() Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Kübra Öçsoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Kübra Öçsoy Korkut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey | 20 January 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Emtek Sport Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Fatih korkut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 8 September 2012 |
She lost one arm and both legs due to injuries sustained from an electric shock accident, which occurred as she was four years old. Since her age of eight, Korkut has prosthesis in her legs. Encouraged by her teachers, she began para table tennis playing.[3]
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.[4]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing 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
edit- ^ "Sporcular / Masa Tenisi – Kübra Öçsoy" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "142 Milli Sporcumuz Rio Vizesi Aldı" (in Turkish). gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Kübra Öçsoy". BP London 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Masa tenisinde Kübra Korkut gümüş madalya aldı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links
edit- Kubra Korkut at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Kubra Korkut at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kübra Korkut at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)