İlkay Dikmen
İlkay Dikmen (born February 2, 1981 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the breaststroke events. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall sportswoman at 60 kg (130 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul.[1]
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| Nationality | TUR | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1981 Izmir, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was born to Atilla and İlknur Dikmen in Izmir. She has a younger brother Eray.[2]
In 1992, she became the Turkish champion in her age group in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, the 100 m backstroke, the 100 m freestyle and the 200 m individual medley events. She swam in the swimming team of Fenerbahçe during the last two years of high school.[2]
After completing the high school in Turkey, she went to Champaign, Illinois, United States for university education.[3] Between 2000 and 2003, Dikmen swam for the University of Illinois' sports team Illinois Fighting Illini.[2] She contributed to her school's success and set also a school record in the 200-yard breaststroke event.[4]
Dikmen took part at the 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke events of the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. In July 2004, she carried the Olympic torch in Istanbul.[2]
At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 held in Trieste, Italy, she set a national record in 200 m breaststroke with 2:27.98.[5]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Turkey | |||||
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 23rd | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.51 |
| Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 24th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:33.34 | |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.17 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:32.34 | ||||
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 26th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.69 |
| Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 19th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:32.69 | |
| 2005 | European Short Course Swimming Championships | Trieste, Italy | 11th | 200 m breaststroke | 2.27.98 NR |
| Mediterranean Games | Almeria, Spain | 4th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.77[6] | |
| 23rd Summer Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 8th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.70[7] | |
Honors edit
- 2003 Illinois Swimming Association Swimmer of the Year[8]
References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Women's Swimming-Ilkay Dikmen". Fighting Illini. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Dream Big Profile: Ilkay Dikmen". Big Ten. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Illinois swims to third as Dikmen sets record". Illini HQ. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "İlkay Dikmen'den Türkiye Rekoru" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "İlkay Dikmen 'bronz'u kaçırdı". NTV-MSNBC (in Turkish). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Madalya alamadık" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Ilkay Dikmen Named ISA Swimmer of the Year". Fighting Illini. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2012.