Gülbin Su (born June 7, 1971) is a Turkish Paralympic archer competing in the women's Compound bow event.

Early years

Gülbin Su was born in

Samandağ Samandağ ( ar, السويدية, ''as-Sūwaydīyah''), formerly known as Süveydiye, is a town and district in Hatay Province of southern Turkey, at the mouth of the Asi River on the Mediterranean coast, near Turkey's border with Syria, from t ...

district of

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on June 7, 1971. She is disabled due to her contraction with

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at age of three. She graduated in Job Training from the Faculty of Education at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University. She lives in Reyhanlı, Hatay, where she works as a painting teacher in an elementary school.

Sporting career

Su began with archery in 2002 by chance while she was waiting at a bus stop. She was contacted by the national team coach, who was passing by. The next day, she accepted the offer. Su debuted internationally in 2006. She competes with compound bow and shoots right-handed. In 2006, she took the silver medal at the 4th EPC Archery Championships held in Nymburk, Czech Republic. She won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Para-archery Championships in Cheongju, South Korea. She took part at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

representing Turkey at the Women's individual compound event. She set a Paralympic record in the quarterfinals, and placed the fourth ranking after losing to Mel Clarke from England in the third place game. In 2009, she became champion at the "Monda Villa" Tournamebt. Su competed at the 2012 London Paralympics and lost to Russian

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in the quarterfinals. She won the bronze medal with her teammates Burcu Dağ and

Handan Biroğlu Handan Biroğlu (born March 1, 1981) is a Turkish female para-archer competing in the women's compound bow event. She represents her country at the 2016 Paralympics. Early life Handan Biroğlu was born in Erzincan, Turkey on March 1, 1981. Sh ...

in the Compound Women Open Team event at the 2014 European Para Archery Championships held in Nottwil, Switzerland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Su, Gulbin 1971 births People from Samandağ Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University alumni Turkish schoolteachers Turkish female archers Paralympic archers for Turkey Archers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Archers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Living people Archers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Sportspeople from Hatay