Birsen Bekgöz

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]

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

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
			1st	400 m hurdles	58.50
2005	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	200 m	24.29
	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
			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]
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:53.26^[13]

References

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. (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
5. (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. . 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. (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. . 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.
13. . 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
• at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)