Damla Su Türemen (born 2004) is a
Turkish
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karateka
(; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While moder ...
competing in the
kata
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category.
Personal life
Türemen was born in 2004.
She is a native of
Denizli
Denizli is a city in Aegean Region, Aegean Turkey, and seat of the province of Denizli Province, Denizli. The city forms the urban part of the districts Merkezefendi and Pamukkale, Denizli, Pamukkale, with a population of 691 783 in 2024.
Denizl ...
, Turkey.
Sports career
Early years
Türemen started her sports career at the age of eleven in 2015. She won several medals in the individual kata of her age groups category,
and became the Turkish champion in 2021.
In 2015, she debuted internationally at the 20th Balkan Championships for Children held in
Herceg Novi
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, Montenegro, and won the silver medal in the individual kataevenet of U11.
She took bronze medals in the individual kata and the team kata events with her teammates at the 47th EKF Junior & Cadet and U21 Championships held in
Budapest
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, Hungary in 2020.
In 2021, she captured the gold medal in the Juniors individual kata event at the EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in
Tampere
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, Finland.
She is a member of the Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club.
Senior career
Türemen won the silver medal in the individual kata event and shared the gold medal with her teammates in the senior team kata event at the 2021 Balkan Championships Children, Seniors, Veterans in
Poreč
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, Croatia.
She competed in the individual kata event at the
2021 World Karate Championships
The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
References
External linksResults book
{{World championships in 2021
World Karate Championship ...
in
Dubai
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, United Arab Emirates losing in the Round 3.
She shared the bronze medal with her teammates in the team kata event at the
2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games () were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time in history that the event was organise ...
in
Konya
Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...
, Turkey.
In 022, she won the bronze medal in the team kata event of the
2022 European Karate Championships
The 2022 European Karate Championships was the 57th edition of the European Karate Championships and 4th European Para Karate Championships, held in Gaziantep, Turkey from 25 to 29 May 2022.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
Participating na ...
in
Gaziantep
Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Medi ...
, Turkey.
She won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the
2023 European Karate Championships
The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
Par ...
in
Guadalajara
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, Spain.
She won one of the bronze medals in the
women's team kata event at the
2024 European Karate Championships
The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
Participati ...
held in Zadar, Croatia.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tureman, Damla Su
2004 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Denizli
Turkish female karateka
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey
21st-century Turkish sportswomen