Ecem Güzel (born 23 February 1995) is a Turkish sailor who specializes in the Laser Radial class. She is a member of the Galatasaray Sailing team. Güzel competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games for Turkey.[1]
 Güzel interviewed in 2019 on beIN Sports | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1995 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | Laser Radial | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career edit
Güzel became interested in sailing at age 10 during a summer vacation in Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera. She attended a sailing course; her mother had to obtain a loan to cover Güzel's training expenses.[2] She learned that the Optimist dinghy is a type designed for young people and started sailing in that class because of her young age.[3][4] She gained experience at the Era Yachting Bodrum club.[5]
Turgutreis Belediyespor edit
Güzel joined Turgutreis Belediyespor,[2] a local club in Bodrum, and began to compete there in 2009.[3][4][6] She chose the Laser Radial as it is an Olympics sailing class.[3] Güzel debuted internationally at the 2009 Laser Europa Cup held in Scarlino, Italy, in her second or third regatta.[3][6]
Galatasaray Sailing edit
Taking notice of Güzel's passion at international competitions, the Istanbul-based club Galatasaray Sailing transferred her from Bodrum in 2013.[5][7]
In 2013, Güzel was silver medalist at the 46th Balkan Sailing Championship held in Ohrid, North Macedonia.[8] She placed second at the Athens Eurolymp Week in March 2014.[7] In July, Güzel ranked ninth at the Laser Standard & Radial – European Youth Championship in Nago–Torbole, Italy and in August ranked sixth at the Laser Radial & Standard – U21 World Championship in Douarnenez, France.[9] Güzel won a gold medal in the Laser Radial class at the 47th Balkan Sailing Championship in Constanța, Romania, in September 2014[10] and in December placed seventh at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne in Australia.[7] In September 2016, Güzel won a gold medal at the 49th Balkan and Open Sailing Championship in Greece.[11] At the 2017 Laser Radial World Championships, she placed 37th.[12] Güzel ranked eighth at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain.[13]
Despite being unsuccessful at the 2018 Sailing World Championships,[3] Güzel finished in 10th place at the 2019 Women's Laser Radial World Championship held in Sakaiminato, Japan, qualifying her to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14][15][16] She took the bronze medal in the Laser Radial class at the Coaches-Pre-WM-Regatta competition held in Melbourne, Australia.[17][18] At the 2020 Women's Laser Radial World Championship in Melbourne, Güzel placed 29th.[19]
The Turk-Nippon Insurance Company announced that it will sponsor Güzel for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
At the 2024 Women's ILCA 6 World Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina, she competed in the Golden Group, and ranked 39th collecting 289 points. That result was sufficient to secure the first quota for Turkey in the sailing sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[20]
Personal life edit
Güzel was born on 23 February 1995 in Pendik, Istanbul, and grew up in Bodrum.[13][21] She is a student of sports administration at Marmara University.[5] Her mother, Alev Özdinçer, is a financial adviser and sailing referee.[22]
References edit
- ^ "Sailing: GUZEL Ecem". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Merhaba, Evet kızı yelken sporuna gönül verdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Interview with Ecem Güzel". International Laser Class Association. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Türk Nippon yelken sporcusu Güzel'in sponsoru oldu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ecem Güzel Tokyo Olimpiyatları Yolcus..." Ant Haber (in Turkish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Scarlino Laser Europa Cup yarışları sona erdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Bapoğlu, Serdar (15 December 2014). "Ecem, kendisine güvenenleri utandırmadı". Turk Sail (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan Yelken Şampiyonası'nda 16 madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel Dünya Altıncısı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan'dan tek altın madalyayı Ecem Güzel getirdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan'dan 4 Altın, 1 Gümüş, 1 Bronz geldi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "2017 Laser Radial Women's World Championship – Final Results – Medemblik, Netherlands – Radial Women Gold Fleet". Sailing Laser International. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Sporcu Bilgileri – Ecem Güzel" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel 2020 Tokyo Olimpiyatları'nda mücadele edecek". Fanatik (in Turkish). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Result Radial Women". Radial Women's & Men's. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "31 Türk sporcu olimpiyat vizesi aldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Yelkende Ecem Güzel'den Avustralya'da üçüncülük". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel'den bronz madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Gold Fleet". Radial Women's World Championship. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel, Paris 2024 için kota aldı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel" (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Bodrum'da Erkeklerin Yelken Yarışlarını Kadın Hakemler Yönetti". Bodrum Ekspres (in Turkish). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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