Aysel Özkan

Aysel Özkan (born 26 February 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 64 kg.

Not to be confused with Aysel Özakın or Aysel Özgan.
Aysel Özkan
Personal information
Born (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002
Niğde, Turkey
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Weight class64 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya71 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Yerevan64 kg S
European Junior & U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Durrës71 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Rovaniemi64 kg
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Eilat59 kg

Personal life

Aysel Özkan was born on 26 February 2002.[1] She has a one-year younger sister Cansel. Both girls grew up in the Children's Home Coordination Center (Turkish: Çocuk Evi Koordinasyon Merkezi, ÇEKOM) in Niğde. After their father's death in 2009, they followed their mother to her hometown Gaziantep. Due to family problems, the two sisters returned to Niğde one year later, and were placed in the ÇEKOM again.[2]

She is a student of Sports coaching in the Sports Science Faculty at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University.[2]

Sport career

Özkan started weightlifting in 2014 with the advice of a trainer in this sport branch.[2]

She took part in the U17 59 kg division of the 2019 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Eilat, Israel, and won the gold medal in the snatch, the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event taking the silver medal in total.[2] At the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she placed fourth in the 71 kg[3] Özkan took the silver medal in the snatch, the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event, reaching to the silver medal in total of the Juniors 64 kg division at the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland.[2] At the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she placed sixth in the 64 kg division. She won the bronze medal in the 71 kg snatch event and ranked four in total at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania.[4] She took the bronze medal in the 71 kg snatch event and placed fourth at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece.[5] She received the silver medal in the snatch, the gold medal in the clean & jerk event and the silver medal in total of the 71 kg division at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[6][7] She broke the Games record of the clean & jerk event with 121 kg.[7] In 2022 at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania, she became bronze medalist in total taking the bronze medal in the snatch and the silver in the clean & jerk event of the 71 kg division.[8] At the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she won the silver medal in the 64 kg snatch event and ranked four in total.[9]

She exercises at the Turkey Olympics Preparation Center (Turkish: Türkiye Olimpiyat Hazırlık Merkezi, TOHM) in Konya.[6]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg)Rank(kg)Rank(kg)Rank
2019 European Youth ChampionshipsIsrael Eilat, Israel59 kg851st place, gold medalist(s)983rd place, bronze medalist(s)1832nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Junior World ChampionshipsUzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan71 kg1014th1165th2174th
European Junior & U23 ChampionshipsFinland Rovaniemi, Finland64 kg992nd place, silver medalist(s)1053rd place, bronze medalist(s)2042nd place, silver medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsUzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan64 kg974th1166th2136th
2022 European ChampionshipsAlbania Tirana, Albania71 kg983rd place, bronze medalist(s)1157th2134th
Junior World ChampionshipsGreece Heraklion, Greece71 kg1013rd place, bronze medalist(s)1205th2214th
Islamic Solidarity GamesTurkey Konya, Turkey71 kg952nd place, silver medalist(s)121
GR		1st place, gold medalist(s)2162nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 ChampionshipsAlbania Durrës, Albania71 kg943rd place, bronze medalist(s)1152nd place, silver medalist(s)2093rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 European ChampionshipsArmenia Yerevan, Armenia64 kg982nd place, silver medalist(s)1157th2134th

References
  1. "Weightlifting – Aysel Ozkan". TheSports.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. Özku Abdullah (24 February 2021). "Çocuk Evleri'nde büyüyen halterci kardeşler, madalyalarla vefa borçlarını ödemek istiyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Niğdeli Sporcular Derecelere Doymuyor" (in Turkish). Belediye Postası. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. "Milli sporcu Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. "Milli halterci Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Konya Spor Lisesi'nden Aysel Özkan'a tebrik". Pusula (in Turkish). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. "Türk halterci Aysel Özkan'dan 1 rekor, 3 madalya". Konya Ekspres (in Turkish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. "Milli sporcu Aysel Özkan'dan bronz madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. Kaya, Murat (18 April 2023). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 4 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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