Tuba Yakan Explained

Tuba Yakan
Birth Name:	Tuba Yenen
Birth Date:	8 January 1991
Residence:	Kocaeli
Nationality:	Turkish
Height:	161 cm
Weight:	53 kg
Weight Class:	55 kg
Style:	Karate Kumite
Team:	Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK

Tuba Yenen Yakan (born Yenen on January 8, 1991) is a European champion Turkish female karateka competing in the kumite 55 kg division. She is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[1]

Born Tuba Yenen on January 8, 1991, she is married to national karateka Mehmet Yakan.

Achievements

2015:

• European Championships – 23 March, Istanbul, TUR – kumite 55 kg,

2017:

• European Championships – 6 May, İzmit, TUR – kumite 55 kg,

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 World Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029174223/https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ . 29 October 2023 . 30 October 2023 . Sportdata.org.