Uğur Erdener
| Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 15, 1950 Trabzon, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Hacettepe University |
| Occupation | Academician |
| Board member of | International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee of Turkey |
Uğur Erdener (born June 15, 1950) is a Turkish physician specialized in ophthalmology and professor at the Hacettepe University, Ankara. He is currently a member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey.
Early years
Uğur Erdener was born on 25 June 1950 in Trabzon. Upon completion of his elementary school education in Van, he attended the secondary school in Bandırma and graduated from the Gazi High School in Ankara. Having had dreamed of becoming a physician since his childhood, he enrolled in the School of Medicine of the Hacettepe University, which he believed that offered the best medical education in the country. After graduating with his medical degree in 1977, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at Hacettepe University.
Career
Uğur Erdener has spent all of his professional life, both as a physician and as a faculty member at the School of Medicine of the Hacettepe University. He became an Associate Professor in 1996 and Professor of Ophthalmology with specialization in Oculoplastic Surgery in 2001. Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener became the General Director and CEO of the Hacettepe University Hospitals and later, in 2007, he was elected and appointed Rector of the University and served as such until 2011. Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener, currently serving as an Academic at the Department of Ophthalmology, has published over 60 articles in both foreign and domestic journals.
Sports
Sport is a significant aspect of Uğur Erdener’s life. In his sports career, starting as an amateur athlete and successfully surpassing all the phases, he managed to attain the very top positions in sports on international level that any Turkish sportsperson had ever accomplished. He was a renowned athlete in the triple jump and later a basketball player, where he became a successful coach for many years. Starting with the Chair of amateur sports disciplines at Hacettepe University Sports Club, he assumed important roles in sports administration as a club administrator, including professional football.
Erdener, bearing responsibilities in Turkish archery since 1982, served as the President of the Turkish Archery Federation for four terms over a span of 23 years until 2005. During this period of time, he received numerous awards from various national organizations for his contributions to sports and served the Ministry of Youth and Sports as a Ministerial Advisor. He served as the President of the European and Mediterranean Archery Union (EMAU) for five years and, in 2005, he became the first Turkish sportsperson to be elected as the President of an International Federation of an Olympic Sport: the International Archery Federation (later named World Archery) with membership from 153 nations and headquartered in Lausanne. He was re-elected for a second term in 2009 and a third term in 2013.
He is the President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey since 2011 and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 2008. He also serves as an Executive Committee and Foundation Board Member of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Chair of the IOC Medical Commission. He was elected as the IOC Executive Board Member and Council Member of ASOIF in 2014.
Family life
Uğur Erdener was married to Macide Erdener, a former archer and archery judge.[1] In his second marriage, he is with Zafer. He has three children and one grandchild.[2]
References
- ↑ "Eski eşler rakip". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ "Prof Dr Ugur Erdener (TUR), World Archery President". Archery. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
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