Gülşah Kocatürk (born 1 January 1986) is a Turkish

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competing in the heavyweight (78 kg+) division. she is a member of

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

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Gülşah Kocatürk was born on January 1, 1986, in

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

. She studied

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and sports at

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. She won a bronze medal at the

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held in

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and another bronze medal at the

2009 European Judo Championships The 2009 European Judo Championships were held at the Sports Palace, in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 24 to 26 April 2009. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Results overview Men −60 kg −66 kg −73 kg −81 kg � ...

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. In 2009, she won the silver medal at the World Judo Cup held in

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. At the 2008

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, Kocatürk received the gold medal. Gülşah Kocatürk qualified for participation at the

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, where she lost in the second round to Iryna Kindzerska. * *

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* * 1986 births Sportspeople from İzmir Living people Turkish female judoka Turkish female martial artists Olympic judoka for Turkey Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen {{Turkey-judo-bio-stub

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