Gizem Bozkurt

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Gizem Bozkurt
Personal information
Nationality TUR
Born (1993-05-23) May 23, 1993 (age 30)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubFenerbahçe Swimming
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 4×100m free relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang 200 m ind medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang 4×100 m free relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang 4×200 m free relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Palembang 4×100 m medley rel

Gizem Bozkurt (born 23 May 1993) is a Turkish female swimmer competing in freestyle and mostly in the medley as well as relay events.[1] Currently, she is in the prep class of Özyeğin University in Istanbul.[2]

A member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul,[3] she is holder of many national records in various medlay and relay swimming disciplines.[4]

She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. Participated in three events, her best result was the eighth place in 200m individual medley, for which she set also a new national record.[5]

She won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2013 Mediterranean Games setting also a national record with her teammates in Mersin, Turkey.[6] Bozkurt took three gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[2][7][8]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 XVII Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 4th 200m ind. medley 2:17.08 NR
3rd 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:47.35 NR
4th 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:25.01 NR
3rd Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 2nd 100 m freestyle 58.50
1st 200 m ind. medley 2:21.22
1st 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:54.02
1st 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:29.60
1st 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:21:19

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gizem Bozkurt-Swimmer". Euro Sport. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  2. ^ a b "Öğrencilerimiz Sporda Başarıya Doymuyor!" (in Turkish). Özyeğin Üniversitesi. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-17. |
  3. ^ "Gizem Bozkurt'tan Türkiye rekoru" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  4. ^ "Gizem Bozkurt". My Sport Records. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  5. ^ "Ferhat Arıcan finale kaldı". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  6. ^ "Akdeniz Oyunları 1. Gün Finaller: İlk Madalyamız Dilara Buse'den + Kadın Bayrak Takımımızdan Rekorla Bronz". Yüzme Plus (in Turkish). 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  7. ^ "Türkiye 19 madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  8. ^ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-17.


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