Aysel Özkan

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Not to be confused with Aysel Özakın or Aysel Özgan.
Aysel Özkan
Personal information
Born (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)
Niğde, Turkey
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Weight class64 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 71 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sofia 64 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan 64 kg S
European Junior & U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Durrës 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rovaniemi 64 kg
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Eilat 59 kg

Aysel Özkan (born 26 February 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 64 kg.

Personal life[edit]

Aysel Özkan was born on 26 February 2002.[1] She has a one-year younger sister Cansel. Both girls grew up in the Children's Home Coordination Center (Turkish: Çocuk Evi Koordinasyon Merkezi, ÇEKOM) in Niğde. After their father's death in 2009, they followed their mother to her hometown Gaziantep. Due to family problems, the two sisters returned to Niğde one year later, and were placed in the ÇEKOM again.[2]

She is a student of Sports coaching in the Sports Science Faculty at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University.[2]

Sport career[edit]

Özkan started weightlifting in 2014 with the advice of a trainer in this sport branch.[2]

She took part in the U17 59 kg division of the 2019 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Eilat, Israel, and won the gold medal in the snatch, the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event taking the silver medal in total.[2] At the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she placed fourth in the 71 kg[3] Özkan took the silver medal in the snatch, the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event, reaching to the silver medal in total of the Juniors 64 kg division at the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland.[2] At the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she placed sixth in the 64 kg division. She won the bronze medal in the 71 kg snatch event and ranked four in total at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania.[4] She took the bronze medal in the 71 kg snatch event and placed fourth at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece.[5] She received the silver medal in the snatch, the gold medal in the clean & jerk event and the silver medal in total of the 71 kg division at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[6][7] She broke the Games record of the clean & jerk event with 121 kg.[7] In 2022 at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania, she became bronze medalist in total taking the bronze medal in the snatch and the silver in the clean & jerk event of the 71 kg division.[8] At the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she won the silver medal in the 64 kg snatch event and ranked four in total.[9] She reached to the bronze medal at the 2024 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[10]

She exercises at the Turkey Olympics Preparation Center (Turkish: Türkiye Olimpiyat Hazırlık Merkezi, TOHM) in Konya.[6]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg) Rank (kg) Rank (kg) Rank
2019 European Youth Championships Israel Eilat, Israel 59 kg 85 1st place, gold medalist(s) 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 183 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Junior World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 101 4th 116 5th 217 4th
European Junior & U23 Championships Finland Rovaniemi, Finland 64 kg 99 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 105 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 204 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 97 4th 116 6th 213 6th
2022 European Championships Albania Tirana, Albania 71 kg 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 7th 213 4th
Junior World Championships Greece Heraklion, Greece 71 kg 101 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 120 5th 221 4th
Islamic Solidarity Games Turkey Konya, Turkey 71 kg 95 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 121
GR		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Championships Albania Durrës, Albania 71 kg 94 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 209 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 European Championships Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 64 kg 98 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 115 7th 213 4th
2024 European Championships Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 64 kg 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 116 4th 214 4th

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weightlifting – Aysel Ozkan". TheSports.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Özku Abdullah (24 February 2021). "Çocuk Evleri'nde büyüyen halterci kardeşler, madalyalarla vefa borçlarını ödemek istiyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Niğdeli Sporcular Derecelere Doymuyor" (in Turkish). Belediye Postası. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Milli sporcu Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Milli halterci Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Konya Spor Lisesi'nden Aysel Özkan'a tebrik". Pusula (in Turkish). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Türk halterci Aysel Özkan'dan 1 rekor, 3 madalya". Konya Ekspres (in Turkish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Milli sporcu Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. ^ Kaya, Murat (18 April 2023). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 4 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ^ Çakmak, Fatih (15 February 2024). "Milli halterci Aysel Özkan'dan Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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