Muhsine Gezer (born 1 April 2003) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the T20 disability class of mainly middle-distance events 800 m and 1500 m.

Muhsine Gezer
Personal information
Born (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21)
Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara-Athletics
Disability classT20
Event(s)Triple jump, 400 m,800 m, 1500 m
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Turkey
World Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 800 m T20
INAS European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Ankara Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ankara 800 m
INAS World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Val-de-Reuil 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Val-de-Reuil 1500 m
INAS European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 800m II1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 1500m II1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Istanbul 4 x 200m relay II1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 4 x 400m relay II1
World Para Athletics Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil 1500m T20 (U18)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil 400m T20 (U18)

Private life

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Muhsine Gezer was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 1 April 2003.[1]

Sports career

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Gezer competed in the triple jump, 800 m, 100 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events at the 2016 INAS European Athletics Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, and took the bronze medal in triple jump and the gold medal in 800 m.[2][3]

She won the bronze medal in the 800 m T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[1] The same year, she captured the gold medal in the 400 m event at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.[4]

Gezer took the silver medal in the 800 m event, and captured the gold medal in 1500 m event at the 2018 INAS Indoor Athletics Championships in Val-de-Reuil, France.[5]

In 2019, she won a gold medal in the II1 category of the 4 × 200 m relay II1 event and three silver medals in the 800 m, 1500 m and 4 x 400 relay events at the INAS Open European Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] She became world champion in the 1500 m T20 (U18) event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.[7]

Achievements

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Year Competition Place !Event Result Notes
2016 INAS European Athletics Championships   Turkey, Ankara Triple jump   9.26 m[3]
800 m   2:27.02[3]
100 m hurdles 4th 34.97[3]
4 × 400 m relay DQ [3]
2017 World Para Athletics Championships   United Kingdom, London 800 m T20   2:22.94
PB[1]
World Para Athletics Junior Championships    Switzerland, Nottwil 400 m T20
(U18)
  1:02[4]
2018 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships   France, Val-de-Reuil 800 m   2:29.58[8]
1500 m   5:21.23[8]
2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships    Switzerland, Nottwil 1500 m T20
(U18)
  5:11[7]
INAS Open Europe Indoor Athletics Championships   Turkey, Istanbul 800m II1   2:20.53[6]
1500m II1   5:08.49[6]
4 × 200 m relay II1   1:51.38[6]
4 × 400 m relay II1   4:28.38[6]
  • DQ: Disqualified
  • PB: Personal Best

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Women's 800m T20 Final" (PDF). Worls Para Athletics Championships 2017 London. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ "INAS'ta madalya rekoru". Sabah (in Turkish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2016 European Championships, Turkey Results & Records" (PDF). INAS For Para-Athletics with an intellectual disability. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Muhsine Gezer, Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ Aslıtüce, Hüseyin; İbrahim Yıldız (5 March 2018). "Dünya üçüncüsü özel sporcular yurda döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "9th INAS Open European Indoor Athletics Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Özel Sporcu Muhsine Gezer ikinci kez dünya şampiyonu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Val De Reuil (Stade Couvert Jesse Owens) le 02 - 04 mars 2018" (PDF). INAS World Indoor Athletics IND. Retrieved 7 August 2019.