Buse Arıkazan

Buse Arıkazan (born July 8, 1994 ) is a Turkish pole vaulter .

Athletic career

Buse Arıkazan gained her first international experience in 2012 at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona , where she was eliminated from the qualification with 3.95 m. The following year she reached the final at the Junior European Championships in Rieti , but could not cross any height there. Then she won the Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang with 3.95 m. In 2015 she took part in the U23 European Championships in Tallinn , but was eliminated there with 3.85 m in the qualification. In 2017 she defended at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Bakuwith 4.15 m her title and in 2018 she finished fifth at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona with 4.21 m. The following year she was sixth at the Summer Universiade in Naples with 4.31 m.

In 2011, 2018 and 2019, Arıkazan was the Turkish champion in the outdoor pole vault and in 2017 and 2019 also in the hall.

Pole vault: 4.40 m, June 19, 2019 in Bursa ( Turkish record )
- Pole vault (hall): 4.36 m, January 27, 2019 in Istanbul ( Turkish record )