Özlem Becerek

Özlem Becerek
Özlem Becerek at the medal ceremony of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games (2022)
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002
Uşak, Turkey
EducationAydın Adnan Menderes University
Sport
SportDiscus throw
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Medal record
Women's Discus throw
Representing  Turkey
Summer World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 ChengduDiscus throw
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place2025 RiyadhDiscus throw
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranDiscus throw
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 MariborDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2021 Cluj-NapocaDiscus throw
European Throwing Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 LeiriaDiscus throw U23
Gold medal – first place2021 SplitDiscus throw U23
Balkan Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 KraljevoDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place2021 SmederevoDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2020 Cluj-NapocaDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2019 PravetsDiscus throw
European Athletics U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 EspooDiscus throw
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 BoråsDiscus throw
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresDiscus throw
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place2019 BakuDiscus throw
European Athletics U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 GyőrDiscus throw

Özlem Becerek (born 22 April 2002) is a Turkish discus thrower.

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.[3]

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,[4] and another bronze mwsal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]

She received the bronze medal at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6] At the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden, she won the silver medal.[7] The same year, she won the gold medal at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Championships in Pravets, Bulgaria.[8]

In 2020, she took the gold medal at the 2020 Balkan Athletics Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[9]

At the 2021 European Throwing Cup in Split, Croatia, Becerek won the gold medal in the U23 category,[10] and improved her own national U20 record from 58.09 m set in 2020 to 58.80 m.[11] the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[12] She took the bronze medal at the 2021 Balkan Athletics Championships in Smederevo, Serbia.[13]

She captured the gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, and set a new Games record with 54.91 m.[14] 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,[15] and set a new national U23 record with 61.96 m.[16] She was unable to qualify for the finals at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[17]

In 2023, she became gold medalist at the Balkan Athletics Championships in Kraljevo, Serbia.[18] At the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, she received the silver medal.[19]

Becerek became champion in the U23 category of the 2024 European Throwing Cup in Leiria, Portugal.[20][3]

She won the bronze medal in the discus throw event with 56.59 m at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia, and contributed to her team's record with 14 points.[21]

Özlem Becerek won the gold medal in the women's discus throw at the FISU 2025 Summer World University Games, held in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany. Becerek secured first place with a throw of 61.15 metres, bringing pride to Turkey with her performance.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fatih Ortaokulu Öğrencisi Özlem Becerek Disk Atma Türkiye Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Özleeme Becerek" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiıat Komitesi. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "ADÜ'lü sporcudan altın madalya". Aydın Ses (in Turkish). 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Türkiye, U18 Avrupa Atletizm Şampiyonası'nı 7 madalyayla tamamladı". Korkusuz (in Turkish). 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Arjantin'de iki Türk'ten bronz madalya!". SporX (in Turkish). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Rehimov, Ruslan (24 July 2019). "Türk sporculardan Bakü'de 6 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Timur, Muhammed ALi (22 July 2019). "Genç sporcular zirvede". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Milliler Balkan'dan 16 madalyayla dönüyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Çakmak, Fatih (22 September 2020). "Millilerden Balkan Şampiyonası'nda tarihi başarı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Eşref Apak ve Özlem Becerek'ten altın madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Özlem Becerek'ten yeni rekor" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships 2021 First League". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Balkan'da Milliler ilk gün 9 madalya aldı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Çetinkaya, Serhat (9 August 2022). "5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda atletizmde Türk sporcular 8 madalya elde etti". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Özlem Becerek'ten bronz madalya!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Özlem Becerek'ten tarihi bir derece: 61.96" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  17. ↑ Kaçar, Murat (21 August 2022). "Avrupa Şampiyonası ve Türkiye (3. Bölüm)". Yeni Dönem (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  18. ↑ Yılmaz, Mustafa (23 July 2023). "Balkan Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda 24 madalya alan milli takım birinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Milli sporcu Özlem Becerek'ten gümüş madalya!". a Spor (in Turkish). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  20. ↑ Çakmak, Fatih (10 March 2024). "Milli sporcu Özlem Becerek, Avrupa Atmalar Kupası'nda altın madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Avrupa Takımlar Şampiyonası (1. Gün)" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Özlem Becerek wins gold medal at the World University Games". Turkgun.com (in Turkish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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