Nurcihan Ekinci
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Para Taekwondo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Istanbul K44 -47 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester K44 -47 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Istanbul K44 -47 kg
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam K44 -47 kg

Nurcihan Ekinci is a Turkish European champion Para Taekwondo practitioner. She competes in the K44 event of the −47 kg class.

Sport career

Ekinci took the bronze medal at the 2021 European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] At the 9th World Para Taekwondo Championships, she became silver medalist.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.[3] She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[4]

Personal life

Nurcihan Ekinci, living in Tatvan of Bitlis Province, lost her left arm at a little age after she fell from high above. In 2013, she began with taekwondo motivated by her school teacher.[1] She is a student at the Fırat University in Elazığ, Turkey. She is also a member of the Turkey national kickboxing team.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Toktaş, Şener (10 December 2021). "Bitlisli para tekvandocu Nurcihan gözünü dünya şampiyonluğuna dikti". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nurcihan Ekinci, 9. Dünya Para Tekvando Şampiyonasında Dünya İkincisi" (in Turkish). Engelliler Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Kara, Feride (19 May 2022). "Alican Özcan ve Nurcihan Ekinci Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Milli para tekvandocu Nurcihan Ekinci Avrupa ikincisi oldu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.


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