Turkish discus thrower
Özlem Becerek (born 22 April 2002) is a Turkish discus thrower.
Sports career
Already at her age of 14, Becerek became Turkish youth champion.[1] She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics.[2]
In 2018, she took one bronze medal at the European Athletics U18 Championships held in Győr, Hungary,[3] and another bronze mwsal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]
She received the bronze medal at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] At the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden, she won the silver medal.[6] The same year, she won the gold medal at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Championships in Pravets, Bulgaria.[7]
In 2020, she took the gold medal at the 2020 Balkan Athletics Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[8]
At the 2021 European Throwing Cup in Split, Croatia, Becerek won the gold medal in the U23 category,[9] and improved her own national U20 record from 58.09 m set in 2020 to 58.80 m.[10] the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[11] She took the bronze medal at the 2021 Balkan Athletics Championships in Smederevo, Serbia.[12]
She captured the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, and set a new Games record with 54.91 m.[13] She placed seventh at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China.
She won the bronze medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria,[14] and set a new national U23 record with 61.96 m.[15] She was unable to qualify for the finals at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[16]
In 2023, she became gold medalist at the Balkan Athletics Championships in Kraljevo, Serbia.[17] At the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, she received the silver medal.[18]
Becerek became champion in the U23 category of the 2024 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal.[19][20]
Personal life
Özlem Bececerek was born in Uşak, Turkey on 22 April 2002. After completing her secondary education at the Fatih Middle School,[1] and then at the 50th Anniversary Multi-Program High School in her hometown,[2] she attended Aydın Adnan Menderes University to study Coaching.[20]
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