Özge Akın
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| Birth name | Özge Gürler | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 17, 1985 Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor, Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Taner Akın | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Özge Akın, née Gürler, (born June 17, 1985 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female sprinter competing in the 400m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of 400 m and 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın. She is known also as Özge Akın-Gürler.
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[1] before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in Izmir.[2]
Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4x100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 m relay.[3]
She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for 400 m hurdles[4] 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.[5]
Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4x400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7] She won a silver medal in the 4x400 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.[8]
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External links
- Akin-Gürler Özge profile at IAAF
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