Gizem Bozkurt

Gizem Bozkurt (born 23 May 1993) is a Turkish female swimmer competing in freestyle and mostly in the medley as well as relay events.^[1] Currently, she is in the prep class of Özyeğin University in Istanbul.^[2]

Gizem Bozkurt

Personal information
Nationality	TUR
Born	(1993-05-23) May 23, 1993 (age 31)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Club	Fenerbahçe Swimming
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing  Turkey Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 4×100m free relay Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang 100 m freestyle 2013 Palembang 200 m ind medley 2013 Palembang 4×100 m free relay 2013 Palembang 4×200 m free relay 2013 Palembang 4×100 m medley rel

A member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul,^[3] she is holder of many national records in various medlay and relay swimming disciplines.^[4]

She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. Participated in three events, her best result was the eighth place in 200m individual medley, for which she set also a new national record.^[5]

She won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2013 Mediterranean Games setting also a national record with her teammates in Mersin, Turkey.^[6] Bozkurt took three gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.^[2][7][8]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	XVII Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	4th	200m ind. medley	2:17.08 NR
			3rd	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:47.35 NR
			4th	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:25.01 NR
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	100 m freestyle	58.50
			1st	200 m ind. medley	2:21.22
			1st	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:54.02
			1st	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:29.60
			1st	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:21:19

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Gizem Bozkurt-Swimmer". Euro Sport. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
2. "Öğrencilerimiz Sporda Başarıya Doymuyor!" (in Turkish). Özyeğin Üniversitesi. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-17. |
3. "Gizem Bozkurt'tan Türkiye rekoru" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
4. "Gizem Bozkurt". My Sport Records. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
5. "Ferhat Arıcan finale kaldı". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
6. "Akdeniz Oyunları 1. Gün Finaller: İlk Madalyamız Dilara Buse'den + Kadın Bayrak Takımımızdan Rekorla Bronz". Yüzme Plus (in Turkish). 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
7. "Türkiye 19 madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
8. "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-17.