Birsen Bekgöz

Turkish sprinter (born 1980)

Birsen Bekgöz

Personal information

Nationality

Turkish

Born

(1980-10-18) October 18, 1980 (age 43)

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
	2011 Izmir	400 m hurdles
	2011 Izmir	4x400 m relay
	2010 Budapest	4x400 m relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
	2013 Palembang	4×100 m relay
	2013 Palembang	4×400 m relay
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin	4x400 m relay
	2005 Almería	4x400 m relay
Turkish Championships
	2004	200 m
	2004	400 m hurdles
	2005	200 m

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

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^ "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.