Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı

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Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı
Alternative name(s)Göksu Üçtaş
Country represented Turkey
Born (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 31)
Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Mergül Güler[1]
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Artistic gymnastics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Mersin Floor Exercise
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Vault
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Floor Exercise
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Floor Exercise

Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı (pronounced [ˈɟœcsu ˈytʃtaʃ]; born August 30, 1990 in Şahinbey, Gaziantep Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female artistic gymnast.

Career[]

Göksu Üçtas was meant to perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics but failed to do so due to a severe neck injury which could have stopped her gymnastics career. She won the silver medal on vault at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.[2]

In 2010, Üçtaş won the bronze medal on floor at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A held in Doha, Qatar.[3] At the World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava 2010 in the Czech Republic, she won the gold medal on floor exercise, silver medal on balance beam and silver medal on vault.[4] She graduated as a teacher of physical education and sports from the Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu Province in 2011.[5]

Üçtaş qualified to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics as the first-ever Olympic gymnast from Turkey.[1] Due to an injury suffered during training prior to the Olympics,[6] she only competed on balance beam. With 11.333 points, with a d-score of 3.3 and an e-score of 8.033, Üçtaş ranked 77th, and did not advance to the final.[7]

In January 2013, Üçtaş announced her retirement from active sports due to a long-lasting injury on her left elbow.[8] On August 14, 2013, she married gymnast Özgün Şanlı in İzmir.[9]

Üçtaş Şanlı gave birth to her daughter in 2015. Eleven months later, she returned to competition at the 2016 Mersin World Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on floor.[10]

At the 2017 Baku World Cup, Üçtaş Şanlı finished seventh on balance beam and fifth on floor. At the 2017 Doha World Cup, she finished sixth on balance beam and fifth on floor.[10]

At the 2018 Baku World Cup, Üçtaş Şanlı finished eighth on vault, sixth on balance beam, and sixth on floor. At the Koper World Challenge Cup, she finished fifth on balance beam. At the Mersin World Challenge Cup, she won the bronze medal on vault, the gold medal on balance beam, and the gold medal on floor.[10] At the Mediterranean Games, she won the silver medal on floor.[11]

At the 2019 Koper World Challenge Cup, Üçtaş Şanlı finished sixth on balance beam and seventh on floor. At the Mersin World Challenge Cup, she won the gold medal on floor.[10]

At the 2020 European Championships, Üçtaş Şanlı won the silver medal on floor, which was the first-ever medal for Turkey at the event.[12]

Results[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 2nd Vault
2010 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A Doha, Qatar 3rd Floor
World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Floor
2nd Beam
2nd Vault
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom 77th Beam 11.333

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Göksu Üçtaş'tan tarihi başarı". NTV Sport (in Turkish). 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. ^ "France faces tough competition - Jul 3rd, 2009". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ "Out and out success! - Mar 24th, 2010". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. ^ "World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava 2010" (PDF). VTS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  5. ^ "Mezunumuz 2012 Londra Olimpiyatları'na katılmaya hak kazandı" (in Turkish). Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi. 2012-01-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  6. ^ Yılmazdemir, Koray (2012-06-29). "Alçılı koluyla olimpiyatlara hazırlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  7. ^ "Cimnastikte Göksu Üçtaş elendi". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  8. ^ "Göksu Üçtaş cimnastiğe veda etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  9. ^ "Şampiyonları buluşturan düğün". Gazete Ekspres (in Turkish). 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  10. ^ a b c d "Uctas Sanli Goksu". gymnastics.sport. 2019 September 20. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Chusovitina inspires new era of 'gym mums' to shine in Doha". gymnastics.sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ Ivanov, Christian. "Iordache, Kovacs Golden Twice As Women’s European Championships Conclude". intlgymnast.com. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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