Aysel Özgan was born in Giresun, Turkey on May 5, 1978. When she was 12 years old, she was forced to interrupt her education because of health problems. She twice underwent surgery on her neck following a separation of the vertebrae due to an aneurysmal bone cyst.[1][2] She was paralyzed below her chest due to complications that arose from the second surgery and is unable to walk, with restricted movement in her right arm.[3][4] She uses a wheelchair.[1]
After passing a special exam for physically disabled persons, she was appointed a government official.[2]
In 2015, Özgan moved to Bursa, Turkey. She is an employee of the provincial Youth Services and Sports Administration.[4]
Sporting career
Özgan's shooting sport career began in 2004 when the Turkish Shooting Championships were hosted in her hometown of Giresun,[3][1][5] Upon urging of her friends, she applied for a license to shoot, and took part in the competition as the only female athlete. She won the championship on her first attempt even though she had not used a firearm before.[3][4][1]
She was called up to the qualifiers, and was selected for the national Paralympic shooting team one year after the first tournament in which she participated.[3]
Özgan competes in the P2 women's 10m air pistolSH1 and P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1 events.[6][7][8] Paralympic shooters, who do not need a shooting stand to support the firearm, are categorized in the SH1 class.[9] Özgan is a member of Yıldırım Belediyespor in Bursa.[3]
Özgan took the gold medal in the P2 SH1 event at the 2012 IPC Shooting World Cup held in Szczecin, Poland.[5]
In 2015, Özgan won the silver medal in the P2 10m air pistol SH1 event at the IPC Shooting World Cup held in Fort Benning, United States.[11] This success brought her a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12] She placed seventh in the P2 10m air pistol SH1 qualification event at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.[8]
She won the 2016 Turkish Shooting Championship in the 10m air pistol event.[13] At the 2016 IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, she took the silver medal with her teammates in the P4 SH1 event.[14]
She became gold medalist in the P4 50m air pistol event of SH1 category at the 2017 IPC World Cup held in Hannover, Germany.[15]
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^"2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort benning - Start List P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 Qualification" (PDF). USA Shooting. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
^ ab"Results P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1" (PDF). 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort benning. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
^"Two world records conclude IPC Shooting World Cup". IPC Shooting. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
^Butler, Nick (2015-11-06). "South Korean treble on penultimate day of IPC Shooting World Cup". Inside The Games. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
^"Atıcılık'ta Paralimpik Oyunları için 4 kota". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
^"Atıcılık Türkiye Şampiyonası - 10 m Havalı Tabanca Bayan (p2)" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Enegelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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January 07, 2023
aysel, özgan, born, 1978, turkish, female, paralympic, shooter, competing, pistol, events, took, part, 2008, 2012, 2016, summer, paralympic, games, personal, informationborn, 1978, 1978, giresun, turkeyyears, active2004, sportsportparalympic, pistol, shootinge. Aysel Ozgan born May 5 1978 is a Turkish female paralympic shooter competing in the pistol events She took part at the 2008 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games Aysel OzganPersonal informationBorn 1978 05 05 May 5 1978 age 44 Giresun TurkeyYears active2004 SportSportParalympic pistol shootingEvent s P2 Women s 10m air pistol SH1 P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1ClubYildirim BelediyesporMedal record Representing TurkeyParalympic pistol shootingIPC World Cup2017 Hannover P4 SH12016 Bangkok P4 SH12015 Fort Benning P2 SH12012 Szczecin P2 SH1Early life EditAysel Ozgan was born in Giresun Turkey on May 5 1978 When she was 12 years old she was forced to interrupt her education because of health problems She twice underwent surgery on her neck following a separation of the vertebrae due to an aneurysmal bone cyst 1 2 She was paralyzed below her chest due to complications that arose from the second surgery and is unable to walk with restricted movement in her right arm 3 4 She uses a wheelchair 1 After passing a special exam for physically disabled persons she was appointed a government official 2 In 2015 Ozgan moved to Bursa Turkey She is an employee of the provincial Youth Services and Sports Administration 4 Sporting career EditOzgan s shooting sport career began in 2004 when the Turkish Shooting Championships were hosted in her hometown of Giresun 3 1 5 Upon urging of her friends she applied for a license to shoot and took part in the competition as the only female athlete She won the championship on her first attempt even though she had not used a firearm before 3 4 1 She was called up to the qualifiers and was selected for the national Paralympic shooting team one year after the first tournament in which she participated 3 Ozgan competes in the P2 women s 10m air pistol SH1 and P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1 events 6 7 8 Paralympic shooters who do not need a shooting stand to support the firearm are categorized in the SH1 class 9 Ozgan is a member of Yildirim Belediyespor in Bursa 3 She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and 2012 London Paralympics 3 At the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup held in Fort Benning USA she qualified to participate at the 2016 Rio Paralympics 4 10 Ozgan took the gold medal in the P2 SH1 event at the 2012 IPC Shooting World Cup held in Szczecin Poland 5 In 2015 Ozgan won the silver medal in the P2 10m air pistol SH1 event at the IPC Shooting World Cup held in Fort Benning United States 11 This success brought her a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics 12 She placed seventh in the P2 10m air pistol SH1 qualification event at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek Croatia 8 She won the 2016 Turkish Shooting Championship in the 10m air pistol event 13 At the 2016 IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok Thailand she took the silver medal with her teammates in the P4 SH1 event 14 She became gold medalist in the P4 50m air pistol event of SH1 category at the 2017 IPC World Cup held in Hannover Germany 15 References Edit a b c d Basariyi oylesine yakaladi Hurriyet in Turkish 2011 10 11 Retrieved 2016 05 30 a b Aysel Ozgan engelleri sporla asti simdi hedef 2020 Tokyo Fanatik in Turkish 3 December 2018 Retrieved 19 February 2021 a b c d e f Engelli atici Aysel Rio 2016 yolunda Hurriyet in Turkish 2015 11 17 Retrieved 2016 05 27 a b c d Bursali engelli atici Rio yolunda Bursada Vugun in Turkish 2015 11 17 Retrieved 2016 05 30 a b Personelimiz Aysel Ozgan Dunya Sampiyonu Giresun Genclik Hizmetleri ve Spor Il Mudurlugu 2012 04 19 Archived from the original on 2016 06 11 Retrieved 2016 05 27 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort benning Pehsivanlar Aysegul TUR PDF USA Shooting Retrieved 2016 05 27 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort benning Start List P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 Qualification PDF USA Shooting Retrieved 2016 05 25 a b Results P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 PDF 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup Fort benning 2015 11 07 Retrieved 2016 05 27 Classification IPC Shooting Retrieved 2016 05 26 Two world records conclude IPC Shooting World Cup IPC Shooting 2015 11 08 Retrieved 2016 05 27 Butler Nick 2015 11 06 South Korean treble on penultimate day of IPC Shooting World Cup Inside The Games Retrieved 2016 09 10 Aticilik ta Paralimpik Oyunlari icin 4 kota TRT Haber in Turkish 2015 11 08 Retrieved 2016 09 10 Aticilik Turkiye Sampiyonasi 10 m Havali Tabanca Bayan p2 PDF in Turkish Turkiye Bedensel Enegelliler Spor Federasyonu Retrieved 2016 09 10 Result Book 2016 IPC Shooting World Cup Bangkok PDF IPC Shooting Retrieved 2016 05 26 Yildirimli atici Aysel Ozgan dunya sampiyonu Hurriyet in Turkish 12 May 2017 Retrieved 19 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aysel Ozgan amp oldid 1126677669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
