Nihan Kantarcı
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eskişehir, Turkey | July 9, 1982|||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Anadolu University | |||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Teacher of physical education | |||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1996-present | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shotgun shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Trap, double trap | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Diego Gasperini | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nihan Kantarcı (pronounced [ˈniːhan ˈkantaɾdʒɯ]; born July 9, 1982 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter who competes in the trap and double trap events. The 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall athlete at 72 kg (159 lb) is right handed.[1][2]
She began with shooting sport in 1996 at the Eskişehir Hunting and Shooting Sports Club. She is coached by Diego Gasperini in Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Gemlik, Bursa Province following her graduation from the Anadolu University.[2][3]
She obtained in the women's junior category a bronze medal in the trap, and a gold medal in the double trap event at the held in Poussan, France. In 2002, she became silver medalist in the junior trap event at the in Lonato, Italy.[1]
Nihan Kantarcı qualified to participate in the trap event at the 2012 Summer Olympics with her 6th place achieved at the 1 held in Sydney, Australia. She was the first ever Turkish female Olympic sport shooter along with Çiğdem Özyaman, who competed in the skeet event.[4]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | Tampere, Finland | 6th | J Trap | ||
Tampere, Finland | 4th | J Double trap | |||
Poussan, France | 3rd | J Trap | |||
Poussan, France | 1st | J Double trap | |||
2001 | Cairo, Egypt | 7th | J Double trap | ||
2002 | ISSF World Championships | Lahti, Finland | 5th | J Trap | |
Lonato, Italy | 2nd | J Trap | |||
2011 | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Trap | [4] | |
Beijing, China | 6th | Trap | [5] | ||
Concepción, Chile | 4th | Trap | [6] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Portrait of the Shooyer-Kantarci Nihan". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ a b "Sporcular/Atıcılık-Nihan Kantarcı" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ "Nihan Kantarcı" (in Turkish). Gemlik Şehit Cemal İlköğretim Okulu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ a b "Çiğdem Özyaman ve Nihan Kantarcı'dan bir ilk". 365 Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Beijing 2011 Olympic Trap Women results". Olympic Clay Shooting. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Concepcion 2011-Final Results Trap Women". ISSF. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- 1982 births
- Sportspeople from Eskişehir
- Anadolu University alumni
- Turkish female sport shooters
- Trap and double trap shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Living people
- Olympic shooters of Turkey
- Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics