Gülşah Kocatürk

Gülşah Kocatürk (born 1 January 1986) is a Turkish judoka competing in the heavyweight (78 kg+) division. As of 2009 she is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[1]

Gülşah Kocatürk
Personal information
Born (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986
İzmir, Turkey
OccupationJudoka
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (2012)
Weight139 kg (306 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byMesut Kapan
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.5th (2009)
European Champ. (2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2009 Tbilisi +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2011 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
2011 Moscow +78 kg
2013 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2010 Rotterdam +78 kg
2014 Tbilisi +78 kg
2014 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
2013 Samsun +78 kg
2014 Samsun +78 kg
European U23 Championships
2008 Zagreb +78 kg
2005 Kyiv +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2004 Budapest +78 kg
European Junior Championships
2005 Zagreb +78 kg
2004 Sofia +78 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF520
JudoInside.com26982
Updated on 16 November 2022

Biography

Gülşah Kocatürk was born on January 1, 1986, in İzmir. She 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 Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2009, she won the silver medal at the World Judo Cup held in Madrid, Spain.[4] At the 2008 European Junior Judo Championships 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]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2009Mediterranean Games 3rdHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2009World Cup 2ndHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2009European Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2008European Juniors Championships 1stHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2007European Championships 7thHeavyweight (+78 kg)

See also

References
  1. "Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Forum TR Haber. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  2. "Türkiye'nin Gururu Oldu" (in Turkish). Kent Haber. 11 November 2004. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. "Gülşah Kocatürk'ten bronz madalya" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. "Gülşah Kcatürk Madrid Dünya Kupasında Gümüş Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Judo ve Kuraş Derneği. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. "Judo: Gülşah Kocatürk Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.


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