Özkan Baltacı

Özkan Baltacı (born 13 February 1994) is a Turkish hammer thrower.

Özkan Baltacı

Özkan Baltacı in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 İzmir, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Hammer throw Universiade 2019 Naples Hammer throw

In age-specific categories he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships,[1] the bronze medal at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival and finished tenth at the 2012 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and the 2015 European U23 Championships without reaching the final.

He finished ninth at the 2016 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, finished fifth at the 2017 Universiade and finished twelfth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed at the 2018 European Championships without reaching the final. He won the gold medal at the Athletics at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[2]

His personal best throw is 76.84 metres, achieved in May 2018 in Mersin.[1]