Hatice Kübra Yangın

Hatice Kübra Yangın

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	August 15, 1989 Kütahya, Turkey
Residence	Eskişehir, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	Bantamweight
Club	Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K.
Medal record World Championships 2011 Gyeongju Bantamweight European Championships 2012 Manchester Bantamweight 2008 Rome Bantamweight Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Bantamweight

Hatice Kübra Yangın (born August 15, 1989 in Kütahya) is a Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the bantamweight division.^[1][2] She is a member of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. in Izmit.^[3]

She began with taekwondo at the age of 13 in Eskişehir, where her father is an employee of the province's sports office. Her sister Gamze is also a national taekwondo practitioner.^[2]

Hatice Kübra Yangın became champion at the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea. The same year Yangın won the gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2012, she regained her champion title at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2008	European Championships	Rome, Italy		-55 kg	April 10–13
2011	World Championships	Gyeongju, South Korea		-53 kg	May 1–6
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China		-53 kg	August 18–23
2012	European Championships	Manchester, England		-55 kg	May 3–6

References

1. "Yangın, Hatice Kübra". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
2. "Hatice Kübra Yangın" (in Turkish). Sakin Taekwondo. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
3. "Milli Sporcumuz Hatice Kübra Yangın, Vali Mehmet Kılıçlar’ı Makamında Ziyaret Etti" (in Turkish). Eskişehir Valiliği. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
4. "Hatice Kübra Yangın: Şampiyon olduğumu çığlıklardan anladım". Zaman (in Turkish). 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-11-30.