Beyza Nur Akkuş
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| Born | 1 January 2007 Bayburt, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trabzon B.Ş.B. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beyza Nur Akkuş (born 2007) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 65 kg division. She is a member of Trabzon B.Ş.B.[1]
Career
Beyza Nur Akkuş won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 65 kg category at the 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.[2]
Beyza Nur Akkuş became the European U17 champion at the 2024 European U17 & U20 Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, defeating Russian Daria Frolova, who participated in the tournament as an Independent Individual Athlete, in the final match. She also won a silver medal in the U20 category in the same tournament.[3]
She became the champion of Turkey by defeating Kadriye Aksoy in the women's freestyle 65 kg final match at the 2025 Turkish Wrestling Championship held in Ankara Keçiören Taha Akgül Sports Hall.[4] At the 2025 European U20 Wrestling Championships held in Caorle, Italy, Beyza Nur Akkuş won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event. In the final, she defeated Russian wrestler Margarita Salnazarian to claim the title.[5] At the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, Akkuş claimed the bronze medal in the women's 65 kg category. She defeated Mongolia's Narkhajid Nyamsuren 4–3 and Hungary's Viktoria Pupp by a 10–0 technical superiority. In the bronze medal match, she beat American Daniella Nugent also by a 10–0 technical superiority to secure third place.[6]
References
- ^ "Beyza Nur Akkus profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "World Championships".
- ^ "Beyzanur Akkuş Avrupa Şampiyonu". bayburt.bel.tr. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Beyza Nur Akkuş Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu". haberler.com. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Milli güreşçi Beyza Nur Akkuş, 20 yaş altında Avrupa şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Beyza Nur Akkuş'tan bronz madalya" (in Turkish). Habertürk. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
External links
- Beyza Nur Akkuş at United World Wrestling
- Beyza Nur Akkuş at the International Wrestling Database