Çiğdem Özyaman
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1985 (age 35–36) Düzce, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Selçuk University | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher of physical education | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001-present | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shotgun shooting | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Skeet | ||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Diego Gasperini | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Çiğdem Özyaman (born 1985 in Düzce, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 58 kg (128 lb) is right-handed.[1]
She began sport shooting at the age of 14 with her father's encouragement. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Bolu after her graduation from Selçuk University.[2]
Çiğdem Özyaman qualified to participate in the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics with her gold medal achieved at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] She was one of the first two Turkish female Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event.[5]
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey
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| 2004 | Nicosia, Cyprus | 3rd | J | |
| 2005 | Lonato, Italy | 8th | J | |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | J | ||
| 2007 | Granada, Spain | 8th | ||
| 2011 | Beijing, China | 7th | ||
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | [3] | |
References[]
- ^ "Portrait of the Shooter-Ozyaman Cigdem". ISSF. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ "Selçuk mezunu ÇiğdemAvrupa Şampiyonu Oldu". Konya Yeni Gün (in Turkish). 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ a b "Campionato Europeo Delle Discipline Olimpiche Trap-Skeet-Double Trap Belgrado (Serbia) 31 luglio-14 agosto 2011" (in Italian). Iltiro. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ "Sırbistan'daki Atıcılık Şampiyonası'nda yarışan sporcumuz Çiğdem Özyaman Avrupa şampiyonu oldu". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ "Çiğdem Özyaman ve Nihan Kantarcı'dan bir ilk". 365 Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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- People from Düzce
- Selçuk University alumni
- Turkish female sport shooters
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