Özlem Becerek (born 22 April 2002) is a Turkish discus thrower.
.jpg) Özlem Becerek at the medal ceremony of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 2002 Uşak, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Aydın Adnan Menderes University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career edit
Already at her age of 14, Becerek became Turkish youth champion.[1] She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics.[2]
In 2018, she took one bronze medal at the European Athletics U18 Championships held in Győr, Hungary,[3] and another bronze mwsal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]
She received the bronze medal at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] At the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden, she won the silver medal.[6] The same year, she won the gold medal at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Championships in Pravets, Bulgaria.[7]
In 2020, she took the gold medal at the 2020 Balkan Athletics Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[8]
At the 2021 European Throwing Cup in Split, Croatia, Becerek won the gold medal in the U23 category,[9] and improved her own national U20 record from 58.09 m set in 2020 to 58.80 m.[10] the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[11] She took the bronze medal at the 2021 Balkan Athletics Championships in Smederevo, Serbia.[12]
She captured the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, and set a new Games record with 54.91 m.[13] She placed seventh at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China.
She won the bronze medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria,[14] and set a new national U23 record with 61.96 m.[15] She was unable to qualify for the finals at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[16]
In 2023, she became gold medalist at the Balkan Athletics Championships in Kraljevo, Serbia.[17] At the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, she received the silver medal.[18]
Becerek became champion in the U23 category of the 2024 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal.[19][20]
Personal life edit
Özlem Bececerek was born in Uşak, Turkey on 22 April 2002. After completing her secondary education at the Fatih Middle School,[1] and then at the 50th Anniversary Multi-Program High School in her hometown,[2] she attended Aydın Adnan Menderes University to study Coaching.[20]
References edit
- ^ a b "Fatih Ortaokulu Öğrencisi Özlem Becerek Disk Atma Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Özleeme Becerek" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiıat Komitesi. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Türkiye, U18 Avrupa Atletizm Şampiyonası'nı 7 madalyayla tamamladı". Korkusuz (in Turkish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Arjantin'de iki Türk'ten bronz madalya!". SporX (in Turkish). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Rehimov, Ruslan (24 July 2019). "Türk sporculardan Bakü'de 6 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Timur, Muhammed ALi (22 July 2019). "Genç sporcular zirvede". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Milliler Balkan'dan 16 madalyayla dönüyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (22 September 2020). "Millilerden Balkan Şampiyonası'nda tarihi başarı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Eşref Apak ve Özlem Becerek'ten altın madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 8 May 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Özlem Becerek'ten yeni rekor" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships 2021 First League". European Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Balkan'da Milliler ilk gün 9 madalya aldı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Çetinkaya, Serhat (9 August 2022). "5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda atletizmde Türk sporcular 8 madalya elde etti". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Özlem Becerek'ten bronz madalya!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Özlem Becerek'ten tarihi bir derece: 61.96" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Kaçar, Murat (21 August 2022). "Avrupa Şampiyonası ve Türkiye (3. Bölüm)". Yeni Dönem (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Yılmaz, Mustafa (23 July 2023). "Balkan Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda 24 madalya alan milli takım birinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Milli sporcu Özlem Becerek'ten gümüş madalya!". a Spor (in Turkish). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (10 March 2024). "Milli sporcu Özlem Becerek, Avrupa Atmalar Kupası'nda altın madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ADÜ'lü sporcudan altın madalya". Aydın Ses (in Turkish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
