Kübra Öçsoy Korkut

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 Korkut

Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012
Personal information
Birth name	Kübra Öçsoy
Full name	Kübra Öçsoy Korkut
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 31) Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Para table tennis
Club	Emtek Sport Club
Coached by	Fatih korkut
Medal record Women's table tennis (class 7) Representing  Turkey Paralympic Games 2012 London Team class 6–10 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual C7 2024 Paris Singles C7 2020 Tokyo Individual C7 IPC World Championships 2010 South Korea Individual 2010 South Korea Team IPC European Championship 2011 Croatia Team 2011 Croatia Individual 2009 Italy Team 2007 Slovenia Team
Updated on 8 September 2012

Career

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.^[3]

Personal life

She lost one arm and both legs due to injuries sustained from an electric shock accident, which occurred when she was four years old. At the age of eight, Korkut acquired prosthetic legs. Encouraged by her teachers, she began playing para table tennis.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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

1. "Sporcular / Masa Tenisi – Kübra Öçsoy" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
2. "142 Milli Sporcumuz Rio Vizesi Aldı" (in Turkish). gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. "Masa tenisinde Kübra Korkut gümüş madalya aldı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. "Kübra Öçsoy". BP London 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

• Kubra Korkut at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Kubra Korkut at the International Paralympic Committee
• Kübra Korkut at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)