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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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Kübra Korkut
Kübra Öçsoy @ Slovenia Open 2012
Personal information
Birth nameKübra Öçsoy
Full nameKübra Öçsoy Korkut
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Sorgun, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara table tennis
ClubEmtek Sport Club
Coached byFatih korkut
Medal record
Women's table tennis (class 7)
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam class 6–10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual C7
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisSingles C7
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoIndividual C7
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 South KoreaIndividual
Silver medal – second place2010 South KoreaTeam
IPC European Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 CroatiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 CroatiaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2009 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 SloveniaTeam
Updated on 8 September 2012
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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]

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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

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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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