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Hatice Kübra İlgün

Hatice Kübra İlgün
İlgün at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993
Kars, Turkey
Alma materUludağ University
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)
Featherweight, 57 kg
ClubBursaspor
Coached byFikret Temuçin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Muju 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sofia 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rabat 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Moscow (F) 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rome 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Riyadh (F) 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Moscow 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 57 kg
Grand Slam (Qualification)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi (I) 57 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Krakow 57 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2025 Riyadh 57 kg
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 57 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Porto 57 kg

Hatice Kübra İlgün (born 1 January 1993) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner. She has won a silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the featherweight division, and a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

İlgün won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.[2] Competing in the 57 kg category, she defeated opponents from Kenya, Latvia, Germany and Portugal to reach the semifinals. There, she beat Sweden’s Nikita Glasnovic 8–0 to advance to the final. In the gold-medal bout against South Korea’s Lee Ah-reum, İlgün trailed 3–0 after the first round and 6–2 in the second, and despite narrowing the gap in the last round, she lost 7–5 and finished as world runner-up.[3]

In December 2019, İlgün competed in the 57 kg category at the Grand Prix Final held in Moscow, Russia. She passed the first round by defeating her Belgian opponent with a golden point, then beat Germany’s Madeline Folgmann 8–0 to advance to the quarterfinals. There, she defeated fellow Turkish athlete İrem Yaman 13–10, securing both a semifinal berth and qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. After a 25–22 semifinal win against American Anastasija Zolotic, she faced China’s Zongshi Luo in the final and claimed the silver medal following a 9–6 loss.[4]

İlgün won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, İlgün competed in the women’s 57 kg event and won the bronze medal. She defeated Costa Rica’s Nishi Lee Lindo Alvarez in the round of 16, but lost to the United States’ Anastasija Zolotic in the quarterfinals. When Zolotic advanced to the final, İlgün entered the repechage. She beat Morocco’s Nada Laaraj and then faced Kimia Zenoorin Alizadeh of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in the bronze medal match. After trailing 3–2 in the first round, İlgün won the second round 2–0 and eventually secured an 8–6 victory to claim bronze.[6]

At the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, İlgün became European champion in the women’s 57 kg category by defeating Poland’s Patrycja Adamkiewicz 15–9 in the final. After receiving a bye in the first round, she beat Finland’s Helmi Harkonen 25–5 by technical superiority, Lithuania’s Klaudija Tvaronaviciute 8–0 in the quarterfinal, and Italy’s Gaida Al Halwani 31–4 in the semifinal.[7]

She later won the gold medal at the 19th Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, defeating Egypt’s Ashrakat Darwish 28–7 in the women’s 57 kg final. She had reached the final after beating Cyprus’ Markella Teggeri 22–2 in the quarterfinal and Italy’s Giada Al Halwani 12–3 in the semifinal.[8]

At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, İlgün won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg category after losing to Morocco’s Nada Laaraj in the final.[9]

İlgün competed in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. After receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated Egypt’s Nadine Mahmoud and Spain’s Arlet Ortiz in the following rounds. In the quarterfinals, she beat Poland’s Patrycja Adamkiewicz but lost to Taiwan’s Lo Chia-ling in the semifinal, earning a bronze medal.[10]

At the 2023 European Games in Kraków, İlgün began directly from the quarterfinals as a seeded athlete. After defeating Lithuania’s Klaudija Tvoranciciute, she lost to Hungary’s Luana Marton in the semifinals, suffering a broken arm during the match. Despite the injury, she competed in the bronze medal match and defeated Spain’s Arlez Ortiz Benito 2–0 to claim bronze.[11]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she lost 2–0 to South Korea’s Yujin Kim in the round of 16.[12] In the repechage round, she was defeated by Canada’s Skylar Park.[13]

Tournament record

Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2022 European Championships United Kingdom Manchester G-4 1st
Spanish Open Spain La Nucia G-1 1st
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 2nd
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Albania Durrës G-1 3rd
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo G-20 3rd
European Championships Bulgaria Sofia G-4 2nd
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Albania Durrës G-1 3rd
2020 WT Presidents Cup - Europe Sweden Helsingborg G-1 1st
European Clubs Championships Croatia Zagreb G-1 1st
Fujairah Open United Arab Emirates Fujairah G-1 1st
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 3rd
2019 Grand Prix Japan Chiba G-4 1st 
Grand Prix Italy Rome G-4 2nd 
Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-8 2nd
Grand Prix Bulgaria Sofia G-4 3rd
Spanish Open Spain Castellón de la Plana G-4 1st 
US Open United States Las Vegas G-1 1st 
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Turkey Antalya G-1 1st 
Asian Open Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City G-1 2nd
Dutch Open Netherlands Nijmegen G-1 3rd
2018 Grand Prix Russia Moscow G-4 3rd 
Grand Slam - Qualification China Wuxi G-4 2nd
European Championships Russia Kazan G-4 2nd
European Clubs Championships Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st 
Turkish Open Turkey Istanbul G-1 1st 
Egypt Open Egypt Alexandria G-1 1st 
Sofia Open Bulgaria Sofia G-1 1st 
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Greece Athens G-1 1st 
2017 World Championships Morocco Rabat G-12 2nd 
Grand Prix Morocco Rabat G-4 1st  
Universiade Chinese Taipei Taipei G-2 1st 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 1st 
Moldova Open Moldova Ciorescu G-1 2nd 
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd 
WT Presidents Cup - Europe Greece Athens G-1 3rd  
2016 WT Presidents Cup - Europe Germany Bonn G-1 1st 
Greece Open Greece Thessaloniki G-1 1st  
Palestine Open Palestine Ramallah G-1 1st 
Israel Open Israel Ramla G-1 1st 
European Clubs Championships Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd 
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 3rd 
Serbia Open Serbia Belgrade G-1 3rd  
2015 Ukraine Open Ukraine Kharkov G-1 1st 
Moldova Open Moldova Chișinău G-1 1st  
2014 Turkish Open Turkey Antalya G-1 1st
2013 Mediterranean Games Turkey Mersin G-4 2nd  
European U-21 Championships Moldova Chișinău G-4 3rd
German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 3rd 
2010 Dutch Open Netherlands Eindhoven G-1 2nd 
2009 German Open Germany Hamburg G-1 1st

References

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  9. ^ "Hatice Kübra İlgün wins silver at Islamic Solidarity Games".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Hatice Kübra İlgün wins bronze at World Championships". Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Hatice Kübra İlgün wins bronze at European Games".
  12. ^ "Hatice Kübra İlgün eliminated from Olympics". Milliyet. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Hatice Kübra İlgün loses repechage bout". Hürriyet. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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