Ersu Şaşma

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Ersu Şaşma
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 22)
Mersin, Turkey
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 2018: 5.20 m (U20) NR,
  • 2019: 5.41 m Indoor (U23) NR,
  • 2021; 5.80 m NR,
  • 2021: 5.72 m Indoor NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cluj-Napoca Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sandnes Indoor Pole vault
Balkan Championships
Gold medal – first place Indoor Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2020 Istanbul Indoor Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Stara Zagora Pole vault

Ersu Şaşma (born 30 September 1999) is a Turkish pole vaulter.

Ersu Şaşma was born on 30 September 1999 in Mersin, southern Turkey. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics.[1] He is coached by Halil İbrahim Çömlekçi.[2]

Şaşma improved his own record for juniors (U20) from 5.13 m to 5.20 m at the Olympic Trials Competition in Mersin in May 2018.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Balkan Athletics Championships in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.[4]

At the First League of the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships in Sandnes, Norway, he took the bronze medal, and improved the national record in the Indoor U23 category about 1 cm to 5.41 m.[5]

In 2020, Şaşma captured the gold medal at the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]

He won his second gold medal at the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul in 2021.[6] He broke a new national record by jumping 5.80 m at the 3rd Orhan Altan Cup in Ankara by June 2021, and obtained so a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][7] In July, he won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships with 5.60 m; the same mark as Sondre Guttormsen.

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th 5.70 m

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ersu Şaşma" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kaçar, Murat (21 February 2020). "Balkan Şampiyonası'nda kazanılan 2 altın madalya Bursa'dan". Yeni Dönem (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Şaşma'dan yeni sırık rekoru: 5.20" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Balkan Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda 19 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Avrupa Takımlar Şampiyonası'nda Milliler 245 puanla beşinci sırada". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ Kaçar, Murat (21 February 2020). "Balkan Şampiyonası'nda kazanılan 2 altın madalya Bursa'dan". TRT Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Milli atlet Ersu Şaşma olimpiyat kotası aldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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