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]
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Birth name | Kübra Öçsoy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Kübra Öçsoy Korkut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey | 20 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Emtek Sport Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Fatih korkut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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 |
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