Şule Azra Akbulut
Born2003 (age 19–20)
Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
TeamGaziosmanpaşa Belediyespor
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Turkey
Europeand Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Guadalajara Team. Kata

Şule Azra Akbulut (born 2003) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kata category.

Personal life

Akbulut was born in 2003. .[1] She is a native of Gaziosmanpaşa in Istanbul.[2] She graduated from Gaziosmanpaşa Anadolu İmam Hatip High School in Istanbul.[3]

Sports career

Early years

Akbulut started her sports career at the age of eight in 2011 in the Gaziosmanpaşa Belediye Sports Club,[1][2] and won various medals in the age categories of domestic tournaments.[4] In 2015, she debuted internationally at the 20th Balkan Championships for Children held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro,[5] and won the gold medal in the individual kata event of her age group.[6] In 2016, she took bronze medals in the U13 individual kata event and the U13-U14 team kata event at the 21st Balkan Championships for Children in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][7] She took the bronze medal with her teammates in the juniors team kata event at the 47th EKF Junior & Cadet and U21 Championships held in Budapest, Hungary in 2020.[8]

Senior career

She won the bronze medal in the team kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Şule Azra Akbulut" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Türkiye Kulüplerarası Büyükler Takım Karate Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Öğrencimiz Şule Azra Akbulut Takımıyla Karate Avrupa 3. Sü Oldu". Okul Haberleri (in Turkish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Şule Azra Akbulut" (in Turkish). Türkiye Karate Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Balkan Championships for children 2015". WKF. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "20. Balkan Çocuklar Karate Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye ..." Siyah Kuşak (in Turkish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "21st Balkan Championships for Children". Sport Data – WKF. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gaziosmanpaşalı Milli Karateciler Avrupa'da 3. Oldu". Yerel Gerçek (in Turkish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Karate Milli Takımı'ndan 13 madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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