Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu (born 11 January 1994) is a Turkish alpine skier, who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu
CountryTurkey
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Sakarya, Turkey
Ski clubAKUT Sports Club

Personal life

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu was born in Sakarya, Turkey on 11 January 1994.[1] After completing her high school education at Robert College, she studied Industrial Engineering at Koç University in Istanbul.[2] Aside from skiing, Çarıkçıoğlu practices ballet.[3]

Sports career

At the age of eight, Çarıkçıoğlu made acquaintance with skiing during a winter camp at Uludağ in Bursa held by her primary school.[2][4] She is a member of the AKUT Search and Rescue Association,[4] and competed for the AKUT sports Club's Snow Sports Branch.[1][5]

She competed at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.[6] She took part in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom and women's slalom events at the 2015 Winter Universiade held in the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, Canada.[4] She competed in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom (37th place) and women's slalom (did not finish) events at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4][7][8]

Çarıkçıoğlu competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she was the only Turkish female alpine skier.[6] She missed one event at the games due to a fever.[6] She was one of seven Turkish athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics,[6] and was the oldest Turkish competitor at the games.[3] She placed 49th in the slalom discipline.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu kimdir? Çarıkçıoğlu'nun yaşı ve başarıları! Kış Olimpiyatları'nda Tğrkiye'yi ..." Haber 7 (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. Güsar, Başak (1 January 2019). "Olimpiyat Sporcusu Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu Kayak Tutkusunu Anlattı" (in Turkish). Oggusto. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu kimdir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. "Alpine Skiing - Athlete Profile: Ozlem Carikcioglu". Olympics. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu: Ülkemi en iyi şekilde temsil etmek istiyorum". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. "2022 Pekin Kış Olimpiyatları'na 10 gün kaldı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. "Alpine Skiing Ladies Giant Slallom" (PDF). 28th Winter Universiade Alamty 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. "Alpine Skiing Ladies Slallom" (PDF). 28th Winter Universiade Alamty 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. "zlem Çarıkcıoğlu 49. oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.


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