Öznur Alumur

Öznur Alumur (born 7 July 1997), also known as Öznur Alumur Yılmaz or Öznur Akbulut,[1][2] is a Turkish female Paralympian athlete competing in the F11, T11 and T12 disability class middle-distance events of 400m and 1500m.[3][2] She is a member of Gaziantep BB Disabled SK.[4]

Öznur Alumur
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997
Gaziantep, Turkey
EducationPhysical education and Sports
Alma materSivas Cumhuriyet University
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityCongenital visual impairment
Disability classF11, T11, T12
Event(s)400m, 1500m
ClubGaziantep BB Disabled SK
TeamGaziantep Büyükşehir Belediye Spor
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Turkey
World Para Athletics European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Bydgoszcz400m T11
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin400m T11
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin1500m T11
IPC Athletics European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Grosseto 400m T12
Gold medal – first place2016 Grosseto 1500m T11
Gold medal – first place2014 Swansea 100m T11
Gold medal – first place2014 Swansea 200m T11
Gold medal – first place2014 Swansea 400m T11

Private life

Öznur Alumur was born visually impaired in Gaziantep, southwestern Turkey on 7 July 1997. She completed primary and middle school at GAP School of Visually Impaired. She then graduated from Gaziantep Anatolian High School.[5] She studied at Physical education and Sports at Sivas Cumhuriyet University.[6]

She is married to middle-distance visual-impaired para-athlete Oğuz Akbulut.[2][7]

Sport career

In 2011, Alumur began with sports., and in 2013, she switched over to para athletics.[5]

She won three gold medal in the 100m T11, 200m T11 and 400m T11 events at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.[4]

She took three bronze medals at the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea.[5]

In 2016, she took the bronze medal in the 400m T12 event, and the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy.[4]

She took the silver medal n the 400m T11 event and the bronze medal in the 1500m T11 event of the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.[8]

In February 2021, she won the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the Dubai 12th International Open Athletics Meeting / Grand Prix in The United Arab Emirates.[9][10] She won the silver medal in the 400m T11 event of the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[11]

References
  1. "Göz Muayeneleri" (in Turkish). Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Oznur Alumur". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Oznur Alamur". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  4. "Gururumuz Öznur". Gaziantep Güneş (in Turkish). 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  5. "Büyükşehir'in sporcusu Avrupa ikincisi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. Topuz, Merve (3 December 2017). "Görme Engelli Sporcuya Yurt Arkadaşları Işık Oluyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. "Oğuz Akbulut" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. "2018 Para Atletizm Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye'ye altın madalya". BirGün (in Turkish). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. "Dubai 12th International Open Athletics Meeting / Grand Prix". Fazza Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. "Turkish athletes shine at Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix". Daily Sabah. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. Samur, Musa (4 June 2021). "Para Atletizm Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda milli sporcular 5 madalya daha kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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