Berke Saka
Turkish swimmer (born 2003)
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| Born | (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20) Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Tech[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event.[2]
Career
Saka is a member of Galatasaray Swimming. He broke the 13-years old national record of Derya Büyükuncu in the 200 m backstroke event with 1:58.08.[3] He set a national record in the 200 metres individual medley event for 17-18 age class with 2:01.58 at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4] He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event with 2:01.62 and the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley event with 2:03.25 at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaycan.[5][6] He won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley, the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event of the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.[7]
He obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] Saka was the flag bearer for Turkey together with Merve Tuncel at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[9]
References
- ^ Pelshaw, Anya (4 October 2021). "Brazilian Joao Victor Caballero to Join Georgia Tech for 2021-2022 Season". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Berka Saka" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Berke Saka'dan yeni rekor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Berke Saka 17-18 yaş rekorunun yeni sahibi oldu" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Türkiye, EYOF'ta 27 madalya kazandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Rehimov, Mustafa (24 July 2019). "Türk sporculardan Bakü'de 6 madalya". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Milli Takım 15 madalya kazandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Milli yüzücü Berke Saka Tokyo Olimpiyat Oyunları'na kota aldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olimpiyatları resmen başladı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
- Berke Saka at World Aquatics
- Berke Saka at Swimrankings.net
- Berke Saka at Olympics.com
- Berke Saka at Olympedia
- Berke Saka at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for  Turkey Tokyo 2020 with Merve Tuncel | Succeeded by Incumbent |
