trampoline gymnast
Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic Games, Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle posit ...
Karşıyaka
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district of
Ä°zmir
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on 23 March 2004. She has an older brother.
She started gymnastics at the age of five with the encouragement of her family. She switched to
trampolining
Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic Games, Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle posit ...
with the advice of her coach when she was eight years old. She was always accompanied by her brother to the gym.
During her high school education, she missed a lot of sublects due to her absence. Her family and her school tried to make up for the shortcomings with private lessons and studies.
KarakuÅŸ is a student of Restaurant, Cooking and Food Service Management at
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı.
History
The university was ...
.
Sport career
Karakuş is coached by Aysun Yıldırım.
To preparate for the
European Trampoline Championships
The European Trampoline Championships, sometimes referred to more formally as the European Championships in Trampoline, Double-Mini-Tramoline and Tumbling is the main trampolining, trampoline gymnastics championships in Europe, including the disc ...
, she joined with teammates a national training camp in
Bolu
Bolu is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District,synchronized trampolining event. She and her partner form a compatible couple even thogh they live in different cities".
Karakuş competed in the Juniors age group's Synchro event with Elif Ceren Çolak at the
2021 European Trampoline Championships
The 2021 European Trampoline Championships was held from 29 April to 2 May 2021 in Sochi, Russia.
Medal summary
Seniors
Juniors
Medals Juniors Seniors Total
References
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2021 in gym ...
in
Sochi
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, Russia, and won the silver medal with 44.830 points.
In February 2022, she captured the gold medal with her teammate
Sena Elçin Karakaş
Sena Elçin Karakaş (born 10 November 2004) is a Turkish trampoline gymnast. She competes in addition to individual event in the synchronized trampolining event.
Early life
Sena Elçin Karakaş was born in Bornovaa district of İzmir on 10 ...
in the Synchro event with 44.140 points debuting in the Senior category and at the
FIG World Cup
FIG World Cup refers to a number of events organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) across seven competitive gymnastics disciplines: 1) acrobatic gymnastics, 2) aerobic gymnastics, 3) men's artistic gymnastics, 4) women's artistic ...
in
Baku
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