Necati Er

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Necati Er
Personal information
Born (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 24)
Samsun
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump

Necati Er (born 24 February 1997) is a Turkish athlete specialising in the triple jump.

Early life[]

Necati Er was born in Samsun, northern Turkey on 24 February 1997.[1] In his youth, he developed an interest in sports. His teacher of physical education in middle school invited him to athletic trainings. At the same time, he played football. His father, earning a limited income, did not want him to perform further sports, while his mother supported him. His father permitted him only to play football, and did not let him perform athletics because he saw no future in that sport branch. One week before Er was about to join a football team, he was admitted to the athletics team. He became regional champion in Samsun, and then was entitled to compete at the Turkish championships, at which he became runner-up and champion. After his successes, his father agreed with his sports activities. He performed the sprint and long jump before he decided to specialise in the triple jump.[2]

Sports career[]

Er was able to improve his techniques after the Turkish Athletic Federation appointed a foreign coach for the triple jump.[2]

He won gold at the 2019 European U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden with a new national record of 17.37 m (57.0 ft).[2][3] With this result, he received a quota for the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 7th 14.02 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 14th (q) 15.34 m
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Tunis, Tunisia 4th 16.06 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th (q) 15.02 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th 15.82 m
2018 Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 4th 16.31 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q) 16.26 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 14th (q) 16.21 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st 17.37 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 16.34 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 10th (q) 16.17 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th 17.25 m

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

  • Long jump – 7.41 (+0.7 m/s, Cluj-Napoca 2019)
  • Triple jump – 17.37 (+1.1 m/s, Gävle 2019) NR

Indoor

  • Long jump – 6.68 (Istanbul 2014)
  • Triple jump – 16.61 (Istanbul 2018)

References[]

  1. ^ "Necati Er" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Aktaşoğlu, Metin (9 March 2020). "Rekortmen milli atlet Necati Er SKOR'a konuştu! Otostopla antrenmanlara, tarihi atlayışla Tokyo'ya…". Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Necati Er altın madalya kazandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Necati Er olimpiyat kotası aldı" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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