Kuzey Tunçelli (born 30 August 2007) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle swimming events. In 2024, he became European champion in the 1500 m freestyle event. He is qualified for participation at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 2007 Kocaeli Province[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2023
editTunçelli became the first swimmer 15 years or younger with a time under 15 minutes for the 1500 m freestyle event in April 2023 at the Turkish World Championship Trials.[2][3]
In April 2023, he qualified to represent his country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France after he achieved a time of 14:56:67 in the 1500 m freestyle event at the Turkish Youth-Junior and Open Age Long Course National Team Selection Competitions in Edirne, Turkey.[4]
He won the gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle swimming event at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, and set a Festival record for boys with 14:54.16 on 25 July 2023. In September 2023 he participated in the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, where he won in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle event.[5]
2024
editTunçelli participated in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships where he reached the 1500 m freestyle final.[6]
In June 2024, he became the 1500 m freestyle European champion in Belgrade.[7]
Tunçelli is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming.[8]
References
edit- ^ ""Geliyorum" diyen başarı". Dokuzuncu Kulvar (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Sutherland, James (2023-04-28). "arena Swim of the Week: Kuzey Tuncelli Becomes First 15-Year-Old Sub-15 In 1500 Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Milli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli'nin olimpiyat heyecanı:". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli olimpiyat kotası aldı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Our national swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli broke records and became the World Champion, also received second Olympic quota - Fenerbahçe SK". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli, Dünya Şampiyonası'nda final yüzdü" (in Turkish). 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Belgrade 2024: Greece enjoy glittering final night,". www.len.eu. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli milli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli 16 yaşında Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.