Özlem Kaya (swimmer)

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Özlem Kaya
Personal information
Birth nameÖzlem Baykız
NationalityTurkish
Born (1992-02-25) February 25, 1992 (age 29)
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Height1.32 m (4 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreasttroke, butterfly, freestyle
ClassificationsS6
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
CoachOsman Çullu
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Berlin

Özlem Kaya (born Özlem Baykız, February 25, 1992) is a Turkish female Paralympic swimmer. She competes in the disability category of S6 in breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Personal history[]

Özlem Baykız was born in Kahramanmaraş on February 25, 1992.[1] She is of short stature by birth defect.[2] On December 6, 2012, she married to Bayram Kaya, and changed her surname to her spouse's.[3]

Swimming career[]

Özlem had a secluded life in her childhood. She did not leave her home until she was discovered for swimming by Osman Çullu.[4][5] and She began with swimming in 2004. She internationally debuted at the held in Durban, Republic of South Africa.[2] She won her first medal, a bronze in the 100m Breaststroke SB6 event at the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in Berlin, Germany.[2][6][7] She was qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and represented her country in London, United Kingdom.[1] Kaya participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She took part at the World Championships in , 3010, 3015 and competed at European Championships in 2011, 2014, 2016.[2]

Kaya's disability swimming classification is S6 according to her short stature by birth defect. Currently, the 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) tall Para swimmer at 55 kg (121 lb) competes for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..[2] Before her marriage, end 2012, she was known in the competitions under her maiden name Baykız.[1][5][8]

Achievements[]

Competition Place Event Rank Time Ref
 South Africa, Durban 11 1:09.96 [2]
11 47.64
12 2:13.94
12 1:45.62
2010 World Championships  Netherlands, Eindhoven 11 48.27 [2]
12 40.40
6 1:55.52
11 1:29.33
12 3:42.38
2011 European Championships  Germany, Berlin 7 39.12 [9]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1:51.10 [6]
8 3:39.63 [9]
2012 Paralympic Games  United Kingdom, London 50 m Butterfly S6 8 42.91 [1]
50 m Freestyle S6 8 37.39
100 m Breaststroke SB6 7 1:54.60
100m Freestyle S6 Heats 1:29.64
200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heats 3:39.14
400 m Freestyle S6 Heats 6:46.50
2014 European Championships  Netherlands, Eindhoven 7 1:30.18 [9]
2015 World Championships  United Kingdom, Glasgow 50m Butterfly S6 8 41.39 [8]
50m Freestyle S6 Heats 38.07
100m Breaststroke SB6 8 1:56.47
2016 Paralympic Games  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 50 m Butterfly S5 6 40.60 [2]
50 m Freestyle S5 17 39.20
100 m Breaststroke SB6 Heats 1:52.15
2016 European Championships  Portugal, Funchal 7 40.97 [10]
8 39.21
5 1:51.89

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Official Results Book Swimming" (PDF). 2012 London Paralympics. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kaya Ozlem". Paralympic. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. ^ "Özlem Baykız'ın buruk düğünü!". Kahramanmaraş Kimlik (in Turkish). 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. ^ "Engelini Yüzerek Aştı". Beyaz Gazete (in Turkish). 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  5. ^ a b Kocaömer, Yavuz (2016-10-23). "Üç Kahramanmaraşlı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  6. ^ a b "Ukraine Extends Lead at Top of Berlin Medals Table". Paralymğics Movement. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  7. ^ Degun, Tom (2011-07-04). "Watkin spearheads British charge on day two of IPC Swimming European Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  8. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  9. ^ a b c "Baykiz". Paralympic. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  10. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2016 IPC Swimming uropean Championships Funchal. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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