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| Birth name | Özge Gürler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-06-17) June 17, 1985 (age 39) Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 400 m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of the 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın, although she was also subsequently known by the surname 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 before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in İzmir.
Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4 × 100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 m relay.
She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the 400 m hurdles 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.
Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 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.
Achievements
References
- "Özge Akın-Gürler". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- 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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- "4 × 400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
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- Living people
- People from Akhisar
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- Turkish female sprinters
- Ege University alumni
- Turkish female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Sportspeople from Manisa
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Turkish sportswomen
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