Tuba Yakan

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Tuba Yakan
BornTuba Yenen
(1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 33)
ResidenceKocaeli
NationalityTurkish
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb; 8 st 5 lb)
Division55 kg
StyleKarate Kumite
TeamKocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris Team kumite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adeje Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tampere Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2017 İzmit Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 İzmit Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Team kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Krakow Kumite 55 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Kumite 55 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Kumite 55 kg

Tuba Yenen Yakan (born Yenen on January 8, 1991) is a European champion Turkish female karateka competing in the kumite 55 kg division.[1] She is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]

Born Tuba Yenen on January 8, 1991, she is married to national karateka Mehmet Yakan.[2]

Achievements

2015
2017

References

  1. ^ "Tuba Yakan". Karate News. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Yakan Çiftinden İki Gümüş Madalya". Sanal Kocaeli (in Turkish). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Tuba Yakan Türkiye'yi duygulandırdı". CNN Türk. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-05-12.