Özlem Becerikli (born March 21, 1980, in

Balıkesir Balıkesir () is a city in Turkey and is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is located in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 338,936. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi. History Close to ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish

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of class PO competing in the -56 kg division, and a

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. She is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor, where she is coached by Şule Şahbaz.

Career history

Becerikli took the bronze medal in the -52 kg division at the

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held in

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. Özlem was the winner of another bronze medal taken at the Fazza International Powerlifting Championships in

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in 2010. In 2011, she became bronze medalist at the

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, Australia. She won the bronze medal at the

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Achievements

References

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