Birsen Bekgöz

Birsen Bekgöz
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	October 18, 1980 (age 44)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics
Club	Enkaspor
Medal record
Women's sprint
Representing Turkey
European Team Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games
Turkish Championships

Birsen Bekgöz (previously known under the married names Birsen Yavuz and Birsen Engin; born October 18, 1980) is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in sprinting events.^[1]^[2]^[3] She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.^[4] She studied at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.^[5]

She started her sports career in Ankara and became later a member of the club Bursa Nilüfer Belediyespor.^[6] During her time at the Near East University in Nicosia, she ran for Northern Cyprus.^[7] Bekgöz is currently at Enkaspor in Istanbul.^[8]^[9]

She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categories 200 metres, 400 m hurdles, 4x100 m relay and 4x400 m relay. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 relay.^[10] She won the silver medal in the 4x400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.^[11]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2004	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	200 m	24.30
2004	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	400 m hurdles	58.50
2005	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	200 m	24.29
2005	15th Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:40.75l^[12]
2010	European Team Championships 1st League	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:33.50
2011	European Team Championships 1st League	İzmir, Turkey	1st	4x400 m relay	3:29.40 NR
2011	European Team Championships 1st League	İzmir, Turkey	3rd	400 m hurdles	56.50
2013	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:43.61
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	4x100 m relay	46.59^[13]
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:53.26^[13]

References

^ "Turkish Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "ReKor Kıran Sporular" (in Turkish). Turkish Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "61st Cezmi Or Memorial". 2005 Euro Meetings Track and Field. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Branşlar > Atletizm-2010 Sezonunda" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
^ "Atletizm Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
^ "Clubs National Athletics Championships- Final Competitions 27–29 July". Angelfire. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Atletizm Birinci Ligi final ile 15 Yaş Altı Yarışları tamamlandı". Kıbris Gazetesi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Elvan Şampiyon ENKA dördüncü". Haber7 (in Turkish). 2004-05-30. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Erkeklerde Fenerbahçe, Bayanlarda Enka Şampiyon" (in Turkish). Turkish Athletics Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ Aydın, Mert (2005-07-03). "Elinize sağlık-Atletizmde de 2 bronz". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
^ Jalava, Mirko and Tilastopaja Oy. "Athlete Data". European Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^ ^a ^b "Athletics-Results". 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

External links

Birsen Engin at World Athletics
Birsen Engin at Olympics.com
Birsen Engin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "Turkish Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[2] "ReKor Kıran Sporular" (in Turkish). Turkish Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "61st Cezmi Or Memorial". 2005 Euro Meetings Track and Field. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[4] "Branşlar > Atletizm-2010 Sezonunda" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

[5] "Atletizm Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

[6] "Clubs National Athletics Championships- Final Competitions 27–29 July". Angelfire. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[7] "Atletizm Birinci Ligi final ile 15 Yaş Altı Yarışları tamamlandı". Kıbris Gazetesi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[8] "Elvan Şampiyon ENKA dördüncü". Haber7 (in Turkish). 2004-05-30. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[9] "Erkeklerde Fenerbahçe, Bayanlarda Enka Şampiyon" (in Turkish). Turkish Athletics Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[10] Aydın, Mert (2005-07-03). "Elinize sağlık-Atletizmde de 2 bronz". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[11] "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

[12] Jalava, Mirko and Tilastopaja Oy. "Athlete Data". European Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

[isg-13] "Athletics-Results". 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

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