Özge Akın

Özge Akın
Personal information
Birth name	Özge Gürler
Nationality	Turkish
Born	June 17, 1985 (age 38); Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics sprint
Event(s)	400 m, 400 m hurdles
Club	Enkaspor, Istanbul
Coached by	Taner Akın
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games

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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.^[1]

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^[2] before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in İzmir.^[3]

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.^[4]

She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the 400 m hurdles^[5] 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.^[6]

Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]^[8] 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.^[9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	12th (sf)	400 m	55.50
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	7th	400 m hurdles	58.69
	23rd Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	7th heat	400 m hurdles	59.63
	15th Mediterranean Games	Almeria, Spain	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.75
2006	19th European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	30th	400 m hurdles	58.39
2006	European Cup 1st League	Thessaloniki, Greece	6th	400 m hurdles	58.57
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	9th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.18
2007	11th World Championships	Osaka, Japan	31st	400 m hurdles	57.40
2009	30th European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	18th	400 m	55.48
2009	30th European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.37 NR
2010	20th European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	31st	400 m hurdles	58.98
2010	20th European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	11th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.13 NR
2012	21st European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th	400 m hurdles	58.90
2013	European Team Championships Super League	Gateshead, Great Britain	9th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.89
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	6th	400 m hurdles	58.13
	Summer Universiade	Mersin, Turkey	17th heat	400 m hurdles	1:01.67
	Summer Universiade	Mersin, Turkey	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.68
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	4 × 400 relay	3:53.26
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	3rd	400 m hurdles	59.44

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.

External links

Akin-Gürler Özge at World Athletics

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[1] "Özge Akın-Gürler". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

[2] Eser, Ali (2004-04-12). "Hayali, bir sponsor bir de ev". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-15.

[3] Uluagay, Alp (2005-07-24). "Yıldız adayı 10 Türk atlet". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-15.

[4] Aydın, Mert (2005-07-03). "Elinize sağlık-Atletizmde de 2 bronz". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[5] "Milli Atletler Merve Aydın ve Özge Gürler Çin Seddi'nde". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-15.

[6] "Sakat Özge Gürler çekildi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2010-05-15.

[gsb-7] "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Elif Yıldırım" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[h-8] "4 × 400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[9] "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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