Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976) is a Turkish

Turkey

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 track and field

Track and field

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 athlete competing in discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

 and occasionally shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

. Olgundeniz is a member of the Fenerbahçe Athletics

Fenerbahçe Athletics

Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe Athletics use Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:-Men's squad:* Oğuz Akça* Halil Akkaş* Caner Alagöz...

 Club.

He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics

-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...

 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. With his throw of 58.17 m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the Mediterranean Games

Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Turkey participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. With one hundred female and one hundred ninety-six male athletes participating, Turkey garnered seventy-three medals, marking this as its most successful participation in an international multi-sport gaming event in its...

 in Almería

Almería

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, and won the bronze medal with his performance of 59.16 m. He was ranked 44th in the world best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres (Turkish record) set on July 4, 2004 in Istanbul

Istanbul

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In March 2007 in Yalta

Yalta

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 he improved the record to 64.34 metres. He competed at the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's discus throw

The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 and August 28, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres...

, but finished last and did not reach the final.

Ercüment Olgundeniz won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

2009 Mediterranean Games

The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009...

 held in Pescara

Pescara

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, Italy

Italy

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Shot put

• 1999
  • Turkish Championships – 16.81m 1st place
• 2001
  • Turkish Championships – 17.31m 1st place

Discus throw

• 1996
  • Turkish Championships – 57.30m 1st place
• 1997
  • Turkish Championships – 56.98m 1st place
• 1998
  • Balkan Athletics Championship in Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia
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     3rd place
  • Turkish Championships – 57.37m 1st place
  • European Cup C Final– 55.36m 1st place
• 1999
  • Turkish Championships – 56.21m 1st place
• 2000
  • European Cup C Final in Slovakia
    Slovakia
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     – 57.23m 1st place
  • Turkish Championships – 57.51m 1st place
• 2001
  • Balkan Athletics Championships in Greece
    Greece
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     2nd place
  • Cezmi Or Memorial
    Cezmi Or Memorial
    The Cezmi Or Memorial is an annual track and field meeting which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey.The meeting is held in honour of late Turkish sprinter Cezmi Or, who set Turkish records in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres, but died of typhoid fever in 1945 at the age of 24...
    
     in Turkey 3rd place
  • Turkish Championships – 58.47m 1st place
• 2002
  • Fajer Athletics Games in Iran
    Iran
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     2nd place
• 2003
  • European Cup C Final in Istanbul 3rd place
  • Balkan Athletics Championships in Greece 3rd place
  • Qualifications for the 2004 Olympics in Turkey 1st place
• 2004
  • Turkish Championships – 61.35m 1st place
  • European Cup C Final– 59.60m 1st place
  • Balkan Athletics Championship in Istanbul, Turkey– 63.49m (Turkey record) 1st place
• 2005
  • European Winter Throwing Cup in Mersin
    Mersin
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    , Turkey – 59.21m 6th place