Ecem Güzel
Ecem Güzel (born 23 February 1995) is a Turkish sailor who specializes in the Laser Radial class. She is a member of the Galatasaray Sailing team. Güzel competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games for Turkey.[1]
Güzel interviewed in 2019 on beIN Sports | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1995 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Laser Radial | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Güzel was born on 23 February 1995 in Pendik, Istanbul, and grew up in Bodrum.[2][3] She is a student of sports administration at Marmara University.[4] Her mother, Alev Özdinçer, is a financial adviser and sailing referee.[5]
Sports career
Güzel became interested in sailing at age 10 during a summer vacation in Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera. She attended a sailing course; her mother had to obtain a loan to cover Güzel's training expenses.[6] She learned that the Optimist dinghy is a type designed for young people and started sailing in that class because of her young age.[7][8] She gained experience at the Era Yachting Bodrum club.[4]
Turgutreis Belediyespor
Güzel joined Turgutreis Belediyespor,[6] a local club in Bodrum, and began to compete there in 2009.[7][8][9] She chose the Laser Radial as it is an Olympics sailing class.[7] Güzel debuted internationally at the 2009 Laser Europa Cup held in Scarlino, Italy, in her second or third regatta.[7][9]
Galatasaray Sailing
Taking notice of Güzel's passion at international competitions, the Istanbul-based club Galatasaray Sailing transferred her from Bodrum in 2013.[4][10]
In 2013, Güzel was silver medalist at the 46th Balkan Sailing Championship held in Ohrid, North Macedonia.[11] She placed second at the Athens Eurolymp Week in March 2014.[10] In July, Güzel ranked ninth at the Laser Standard & Radial - European Youth Championship in Nago–Torbole, Italy and in August ranked sixth at the Laser Radial & Standard - U21 World Championship in Douarnenez, France.[12] Güzel won a gold medal in the Laser Radial class at the 47th Balkan Sailing Championship in Constanța, Romania, in September 2014[13] and in December placed seventh at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne in Australia.[10] In September 2016, Güzel won a gold medal at the 49th Balkan and Open Sailing Championship in Greece.[14] At the 2017 Laser Radial World Championships, she placed 37th.[15] Güzel ranked eighth at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain.[2]
Despite being unsuccessful at the 2018 Sailing World Championships,[7] Güzel finished in 10th place at the 2019 Women's Laser Radial World Championship held in Sakaiminato, Japan, qualifying her to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[16][17][18] She took the bronze medal in the Laser Radial class at the Coaches-Pre-WM-Regatta competition held in Melbourne, Australia.[19][20] At the 2020 Women's Laser Radial World Championship in Melbourne, Güzel placed 29th.[21]
The Turk-Nippon Insurance Company announced that it will sponsor Güzel for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
References
- ^ . Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sporcu Bilgileri - Ecem Güzel" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel" (in Turkish). Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ecem Güzel Tokyo Olimpiyatları Yolcus..." Ant Haber (in Turkish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Bodrum'da Erkeklerin Yelken Yarışlarını Kadın Hakemler Yönetti". Bodrum Ekspres (in Turkish). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Merhaba, Evet kızı yelken sporuna gönül verdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Interview with Ecem Güzel". International Laser Class Association. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Türk Nippon yelken sporcusu Güzel'in sponsoru oldu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Scarlino Laser Europa Cup yarışları sona erdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Bapoğlu, Serdar (15 December 2014). "Ecem, kendisine güvenenleri utandırmadı". Turk Sail (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan Yelken Şampiyonası'nda 16 madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel Dünya Altıncısı" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan'dan tek altın madalyayı Ecem Güzel getirdi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Balkan'dan 4 Altın, 1 Gümüş, 1 Bronz geldi". Turk Sail (in Turkish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "2017 Laser Radial Women's World Championship – Final Results - Medemblik, Netherlands - Radial Women Gold Fleet". Sailing Laser International. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel 2020 Tokyo Olimpiyatları'nda mücadele edecek". Fanatik (in Turkish). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Result Radial Women". Radial Women's & Men's. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "31 Türk sporcu olimpiyat vizesi aldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Yelkende Ecem Güzel'den Avustralya'da üçüncülük". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Ecem Güzel'den bronz madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Gold Fleet". Radial Women's World Championship. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
- Ecem Guzel at World Sailing
- Ecem Guzel at Olympics.com
- Ecem Güzel at Olympedia