26.09.2016
623 athletes from 9 countries participated at the Balkan Taekwondo Union’s (BTU) 18th Balkan Championships in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. 29 women and 28 men 57 athletes from Turkey won 35 medals: 9 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze. Turkish Team placed third behind Serbia and Bulgaria. Turkish medallists are:
GOLD
Men: Sadık Dilsiz (Juniors 51 kilo), Mahmut Küskü (Cadets 49 kilo), Mustafa Kemal Yıldıran (Poomsae Individual, Fevzi Kaykana (Poomsae Individual)
Women: Esra Akbulak (Juniors +68 kilo), Yağmur Damla Ergün (Cadets 29 kilo), Elifnur Demir (Cadets 33 kilo), Işıl Zafer (Cadets 41 kilo), İrem Nur Öztürk (Poomsae Individual)
SİLVER
Men: Osman Mert (Seniors 63 kilo), Ramazan Enes Aksakal (Seniors 74 kilo), Batuhan Tural (Juniors 48 kilo), Muhammet Zülfü Aydın (Juniors 68 kilo), Umut Çetin (Cadets 57 kilo), Timuçin Şaşmaztin (Cadets 61 kilo)
Women: Büşra Alsaç (Seniors 46 kilo), Sedanur Akıncı (Seniors 53 kilo), Esra Zeren (Seniors + 73 kilo), Beydanur Demirbilek (Juniors 42 kilo), Sinem Soytürk (Cadets 44 kilo),
BRONZE
Men Umut Altun (Seniors 58 kilo), Hüseyin Coşkuner (Seniors 68 kilo), Muhammet Yiğit (Junbiors 63 kilo), Furkan Özkan (Juniors 73 kilo), Efe Görkem Ot (Juniors 78 kilo), Hüseyin Çağrı Kocaman (Cadets 65 kilo), Sercan Zilek (Cadets +65 kilo), Fevzi Kaykana (Poomsae Freestyle)
Women: Gamze Nur Akbaş (Juniors 46 kilo), Semiha Nur Pekdemir (Juniors 49 kilo), Melike Yılmaz (Juniors 52 kilo), Şerife Gürler (Juniors +68 kilo), Dilara Kartal (Cadets 47 kilo), Helin Biçen (Cadets +59 kilo), İrem Nur Öztürk (Poomsae Freestyle)