Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu

Orçun Tolga Karaoğlanoğlu, (born 1 October 1987) is a Turkish sprint kayaker.[1] He was born in Balıkesir, Turkey. He is a student of the Turkish Naval Academy (Turkish: Deniz Harp Okulu), and competes for his school's team.[2][3][4]

Orçun Karaoğlanoğlu
Personal information
Full nameOrçun Tolga Karaoğlanoğlu
NationalityTurkish
Born (1987-10-01) October 1, 1987
Balıkesir, Turkey
Sport
SportKayaking
Event(s)K-1 1000m, K-1 500m, K-4 1000m
Medal record
Gold medal – first place2009 Boulogne K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 Boulogne K-4 1000 m

Sports career

Club

Karaoğlanoğlu won the K-1 200m, K-1 1000m and K-2 1000m events at the 2006 Spring Flatwater Canoeing Cup at Lake Sapanca in Sakarya Province.[4] In 2007, he was admitted to the Turkey national canoeing team after he won the K-1 1000m, K-2 500m and K-2 1000m events at the 2007 Spring Flatwater Canoeing Cup held at Lake Seyhan Dam, Adana.[2]

International

In 2005, he took part in the juniors K1-1000m event of European Canoe Flatwater Junior and U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[5] Karaoğlanoğlu competed in the K1-1000m and K4-1000m events at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany without advancing to the finals.[6] In 2008, he raced in the K1-1000m event at the 3rd World Canoe Cup in Poznań, Poland.[7] He unsuccessfully competed in the K-1 1000m, K-4 200m and K-4 500m events at the 2008 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Milan,[8][9][10] Italy for the participation at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11] Karaoğlanoğlu took part at the International Boulogne Flatwater Canoeing Championship held in Boulogne, France on 25–26 April 2009.[3] He won a gold medal in the K4-500m event and a bronze medal in the K4-1000m race with his teammates Çağrı Beyyıldırım, Emre Karahan and Öztürk Kuru.[3][12][13] He represented Turkey in the K1-500m and K1-1000m events at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy without reaching to a medal.[1]

References
  1. "Canoeing Flat - Karaoglanoglu Orcun Tolga". Pescara 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. "Bahar Kupası Durgunsu Kano Yarışları Adana'da Yapıldı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. "Uluslararası Boulogne Durgunsu Kano Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Deniz Harp Okulu. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. Hamurcu, Salih (2006-04-11). "Kanoda, durgunsu yarışları tamamlandı". Zaman (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  5. "Result List K1 JM 1000 K1 Junior Men 1000m" (PDF). European Canoe Championships Flatwater Junior and Under 23 years - Plovdiv, BULGARIA 14–17 July 200. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  6. "ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships" (PDF). Kayak Seidel. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  7. "3rd World Canoe Cup". FLCK. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  8. "Sprint - 2008 ECh Milano, ITA". Canoe Results. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  9. "Europe 08 Flatwater Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  10. "Canoe Sprint - Result Archive - 2008 European Championships". Sport Scene. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  11. "Kanoda Olimpiyat Seçmeleri Başlıyor" (in Turkish). Olimpiyat 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  12. "Kanoda 7 madalya". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  13. "Durgunsu Kano Türkiye Kupası - 05-07-2013 Seyhan Baraj Gölü Kano Yarışma Parkuru / Adana" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Kano Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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