Tuba Yenen

Tuba Yenen
Born	January 8, 1991 İzmit, Turkey
Nationality	Turkey
Division	-55 kg
Style	Karate kumite
Team	Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt SK
Rank	World 20th (2013)
University	Kocaeli University

Tuba Yenen

Medal record
Women's Karate
World Championships
	2012 Paris	Kumite team
European Championships
	2013 Budapest	Kumite −55 kg
	2012 Adeje, Tenerife	Kumite team
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin	Kumite -55 kg

Tuba Yenen (born January 8, 1991 in İzmit, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish female karateka competing currently in the kumite -55 kg division.^[1][2] She is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt SK.^[3] Yener studies physical education and sports at Kocaeli University.^[4]

Tuba Yenen is the holder of World and European champion titles in cadet and junior categories.^[5] At the 2013 European Karate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, she won the gold medal.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2007	34th European Cadet & Junior Championships	Izmir, Turkey		kumite cadet -51 kg	February 9[5]
	5th World Junior & Cadet Championships	Istanbul, Turkey		kumite cadet -51 kg	October 10[5]
2008	35th European Cadet & Junior Championships	Trieste, Italy		kumite cadet -51 kg	February 15[5]
2009	1st Under 21 European Cup	Paris, France		kumite U21 -53 kg	February 1[5]
2010	2nd Under 21 European Cup	Izmir, Turkey		kumite U21 -53 kg	February 7[5]
	14th Balkan Children & Senior Karate Championships	Loutraki, Greece		kumite U21 -55 kg	September 24[2]
2011	3rd Under 21 European Cup	Novi Sad, Serbia		kumite U21 -53 kg	February 11[5]
	2nd WKF Under 21 World Cup	Malacca, Malaysia		kumite U21 -53 kg	October 13[5]
	2nd World Clubs Cup	Istanbul, Turkey		kumite team	November 26[2]
2012	16th Balkan Children & Seniors Championships	Herceg Novi, Montenegro		kumite -55 kg	March 16[2]
	47th European Championships	Adeje, Tenerife, Spain		kumite team	May 10[2]
	8th World University Karate Championships	Bratislava, Slovakia		kumite -55 kg	July 12[5]
	Karate 1 Premier League	Istanbul, Turkey		kumite -55 kg	September 1[5]
	21st World Championships	Paris, France	7th	kumite -55 kg	November 21[5]
				kumite team	November 21[2]
2013	48th European Championships	Budapest, Hungary		kumite -55 kg	May 5–9[6]
	XVII Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey		kumite -55 kg	June 28

References

1. "Büyükşehirli sultanların hedefi büyük-Yenen'in Hedefi Dünya Şampiyonu Oşmak" (in Turkish). Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
2. "Tuba Tenen". WKF. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
3. "Tuba'dan yeni bir Avrupa şampiyonluğu geldi" (in Turkish). Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor Kılübü. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
4. "Bu Kızlara Bulaşmayın!". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
5. "Tuba Yenen". Karate Records. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
6. "Karetede 3 Avrupa şampiyonluğu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-12.