Özge Akın
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Birth name | Özge Gürler | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey | June 17, 1985|||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Enkaspor, Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Taner Akın | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Özge Akın, née Gürler, (born June 17, 1985 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female sprinter competing in the 400m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of 400 m and 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın. She is known also as Özge Akın-Gürler.
Competing initially in the long jump and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation. Özge Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club[1] before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in Izmir.[2]
Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4x100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 m relay.[3]
She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for 400 m hurdles[4] despite an injury at her foot. However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run.[5]
Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4x400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7] She won a silver medal in the 4x400 m relay event with her teammates Birsen Engin, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[8]
Achievements
References
- ↑ Eser, Ali (2004-04-12). "Hayali, bir sponsor bir de ev". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ Uluagay, Alp (2005-07-24). "Yıldız adayı 10 Türk atlet". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ Aydın, Mert (2005-07-03). "Elinize sağlık-Atletizmde de 2 bronz". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ↑ "Milli Atletler Merve Aydın ve Özge Gürler Çin Seddi'nde". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "Sakat Özge Gürler çekildi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ↑ "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Elif Yıldırım" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ "4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
External links
- Akin-Gürler Özge profile at IAAF