Çiğdem_Özyaman
Çiğdem Özyaman
Turkish sport shooter
Çiğdem Özyaman (born 7 October 1985 in Düzce, Turkey), also known as Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 62 kg (137 lb) is right-handed.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-10-07) 7 October 1985 (age 38) Düzce, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Selçuk University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher of physical education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shotgun shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Skeet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Diego Gasperini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She began sport shooting at the age of 14 with her father's encouragement. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Bolu after her graduation from Selçuk University.[2]
Özyaman qualified for the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics by virtue of her gold medal at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] She was one of the first two Turkish women Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event.[5] SHe won the silver medal at the 2013 European Shotgun Championships in Suhl, Germany.[6]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey | ||||
| 2004 | European Championships | Nicosia, Cyprus | 3rd | J |
| 2005 | ISSF World Championships | Lonato, Italy | 8th | J |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | J | |
| 2007 | European Championships | Granada, Spain | 8th | |
| 2011 | ISSF World Cup 2 | Beijing, China | 7th | |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | [3] | |
| 2013 | IPSC European Shotgun Championship | Suhl, Germany | 2nd | [6] |
| 2023 | ISSF World Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 7th | Team [7] |
- "Portrait of the Shooter-Ozyaman Cigdem". ISSF. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- "Selçuk mezunu ÇiğdemAvrupa Şampiyonu Oldu". Konya Yeni Gün (in Turkish). 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- "Campionato Europeo Delle Discipline Olimpiche Trap-Skeet-Double Trap Belgrado (Serbia) 31 luglio-14 agosto 2011" (in Italian). Iltiro. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- "Sırbistan'daki Atıcılık Şampiyonası'nda yarışan sporcumuz Çiğdem Özyaman Avrupa şampiyonu oldu". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- "Çiğdem Özyaman ve Nihan Kantarcı'dan bir ilk". 365 Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "Çiğdem'den gümüş madalya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- "53rd ISSF World Championsgip All Eevents - Results" (PDF). ISSF. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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