Büşra Emire
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| Born | 3 August 2005 Bor, Niğde, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Büşra Emire (born 3 August 2005) is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner who competes in the K44 disability class of -47 kg.
Sport career
Emire, a disabled girl missing her left arm from birth, started performing taekwondo at the age of ten with the encouragement of her parents and the support of her school teacher. After hard trainings and success at competitions, she was included into the girls' national para taekwondo team of her age group. She overcame the disadvantage of having one arm only with the tactics of her coach.[1]
At the 2021 European Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, she won a bronze medal.[2]
She took a bronze medal at the 2025 WT President's Cup Asia Para Taekwondo (G3 and G2 level) tournament in Tai'an, China.[3]
In April, 2026, she took part at the national team selection held in Ankara for the upcoming European Para Taekwondo Championships. Competing in the Kyorugi category, she was included in the national team.[4] She won the silver medal at the 2025 European Para Youth Games in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] At the 2026 European Championships in Munich, Germany, she lost the semifinals to her countrywoman Nurcihan Ekinci, and took a bronze medal.[6][7]
Personal life
Büşra Emire was born, missing her left arm, to Hurşit and Tülay Emire in Bor, Niğde, Turkey on 3 August 2005.[2] She has one sibling.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Tek kollu kızın büyük hedefi!". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Entries by NOC - 2021 9th World Para Taekwondo Championships (G-14)" (PDF). World Para Taekwondo. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Niğdeli Sporcu Büşra Emire'den uluslararası başarı". Niğde Haber (in Turkish). 30 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Niğde'ye Gurur Veren Başarı: Büşra Emire Milli Takımd". Niğde Bugün (in Turkish). 7 April 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Avrupa Para Gençlik Oyunları (18 Madalya İle Tamamladık)" (in Turkish). Türkiye Taekwondo Federasyonu. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Para Tekvando Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda milliler ilk gün 4 madalya kazandı". Demirören News Agency (in Turkish). 11 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Songur, Gülcan (12 May 2026). "Niğde'den katılan Büşra Emire Avrupa'dan bronzla döndü". DMC Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2026.