Gizem Bozkurt (born 23 May 1993) is a Turkish female swimmer competing in
freestyle and mostly in the
medley as well as relay events.
Currently, she is in the prep class of
Özyeğin University in
Istanbul
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.
A member of
Fenerbahçe Swimming in
Istanbul
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,
she is holder of many
national records in various medlay and relay swimming disciplines.
She competed at the
2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in
Singapore
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. Participated in three events, her best result was the eighth place in
200m individual medley, for which she set also a new national record.
She won a bronze medal in
4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the
2013 Mediterranean Games setting also a national record with her teammates in
Mersin
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, Turkey.
Bozkurt took three gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in
Palembang,
Indonesia
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.
Achievements
See also
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Turkish women in sports
References
1993 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Turkish female swimmers
Turkish female freestyle swimmers
Turkish female medley swimmers
Fenerbahçe swimmers
Özyeğin University alumni
Living people
Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in swimming
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey
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