Tuba Yenen Yakan (born Yenen on January 8, 1991) is a European champion Turkish female

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competing in the

kumite Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary. Kumite can be used to develop a partic ...

55 kg division. She is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK. Born Tuba Yenen on January 8, 1991, she is married to national karateka

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Achievements

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European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

– 23 March,

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, TUR – kumite 55 kg, ;2017: *

– 6 May,

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, TUR – kumite 55 kg,

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Living people 1991 births Turkish female karateka Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor athletes Kocaeli University alumni European champions for Turkey Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey European Games competitors for Turkey Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish women {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub