Nurcihan Ekinci is a Turkish European champion Para Taekwondo practitioner. She competes in the K44 event of the −47 kg class.
| Medal record | ||
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| Para Taekwondo | ||
Representing  Turkey
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| World Championships | ||
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2021 Istanbul | K44 -47 kg |
| European Championships | ||
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2022 Manchester | K44 -47 kg |
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2021 Istanbul | K44 -47 kg |
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2024 Belgrade | K44 −47 kg |
| European Para Championships | ||
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2023 Rotterdam | K44 -47 kg |
Sport career
editEkinci took the bronze medal at the 2021 European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] At the 9th World Para Taekwondo Championships, she became silver medalist.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.[3] She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[4]
Personal life
editNurcihan Ekinci, living in Tatvan of Bitlis Province, lost her left arm at a little age after she fell from high above. In 2013, she began with taekwondo motivated by her school teacher.[1] She is a student at the Fırat University in Elazığ, Turkey. She is also a member of the Turkey national kickboxing team.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Toktaş, Şener (10 December 2021). "Bitlisli para tekvandocu Nurcihan gözünü dünya şampiyonluğuna dikti". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Nurcihan Ekinci, 9. Dünya Para Tekvando Şampiyonasında Dünya İkincisi" (in Turkish). Engelliler Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Kara, Feride (19 May 2022). "Alican Özcan ve Nurcihan Ekinci Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Milli para tekvandocu Nurcihan Ekinci Avrupa ikincisi oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links
edit- Nurcihan Ekinci at TaekwondoData.com
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