Belkıs Zehra Kaya

For the Turkish karateka, see Zehra Kaya.

Belkıs Zehra Kaya (born 18 March 1984) is a Turkish judoka competing in the +78 kg division.^[1]

Belkıs Zehra Kaya

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1984-03-18) March 18, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+78 kg
Club	Galatasaray Judo
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	9th (2003)
European Champ.	(2012, 2013, 2015, ( 2016)
Medal record Representing  Turkey Women's Judo European Games 2015 Baku +78 kg European Championships 2012 Chelyabinsk +78 kg 2013 Budapest +78 kg 2016 Kazan +78 kg Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria +78 kg 2013 Mersin +78 kg Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok +78 kg 2009 Belgrade Open 2011 Shenzhen +78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Baku +78 kg 2015 Baku +78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2013 Samsun +78 kg 2015 Zagreb +78 kg 2010 Abu Dhabi +78 kg 2015 Jeju +78 kg 2010 Rotterdam +78 kg European U23 Championships 2004 Ljubljana +78 kg World Juniors Championships 2002 Jeju +78 kg European Cadet Championships 2000 Oradea +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	3532
JudoInside.com	12612
Updated on 12 February 2022

In 2015, Kaya took the gold medal at the Grand Prix Zagreb,^[2] and two bronze medals, at the Grand Slam Baku and then at the 2015 European Games again in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[3][4] She won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.^[5]

Achievements

As of 25 April 2016^[update].^[1]

Listed medals in international senior competitions only.

Year	Tournament	Rank	Weight Class
2016	European Championships	3rd	+78 kg
2015	European Games	3rd	+78 kg
	Grand Prix Jeju	2nd	+78 kg
	Grand Slam Baku	3rd	+78 kg
	Grand Prix Zagreb	1st	+78 kg
2013	Mediterranean Games	3rd	+78 kg
	European Championships	3rd	+78 kg
	IJF Grand Slam Baku	2nd	+78 kg
	Grand Prix Samsun	1st	+78 kg
	European Open Prague	2nd	+78 kg
	European Open Sofia	3rd	+78 kg
2012	European Championships	3rd	+78 kg
	World Cup Istanbul	1st	+78 kg
	European Team Championships Chelyabinsk	3rd	+70 kg team
	Balkan Championships Trebinje	1st	+78 kg
2011	FISU Universiade Shenzhen	3rd	+78 kg
	IJF World Cup Apia	2nd	+78 kg
	World Cup Rome	3rd	+78 kg
	World Cup Lisbon	3rd	+78 kg
	European Cup Istanbul	1st	+78 kg team
	European Team Championships Istanbul	3rd	+70 kg team
2010	Grand Prix Abu Dhabi	2nd	+78 kg
	Grand Prix Rotterdam	3rd	+78 kg
	World Cup Baku	1st	+78 kg
	European Cup Istanbul	3rd	+78 kg
2009	FISU Universiade Belgrade	3rd	Open class
2007	FISU Universiade Bangkok	2nd	+78 kg
2006	World Cuop Baku	2nd	+78 kg
2005	Mediterranean Games	1st	+78 kg
	World Cup Minsk	3rd	+78 kg
	Int'l Tournament Nabeul Tunisia	1st	+78 kg
2004	A-Tournament Rome	3rd	+78 kg
	World University Championships Moscow	3rd	+78 kg
	Balkan Championships Bucharest	1st	+78 kg
	B Tournament Istanbul	1st	+78 kg
2003	Balkan Championships Belgrade	3rd	+78 kg
2002	A-Tournament Minsk	3rd	+78 kg
	A-Tournament Sofia	3rd	+78 kg
2001	Int'l Bosporus Tournament Istanbul	1st	+78 kg
	Int'l Bosporus Tournament Istanbul	2nd	Open class