Özge Gürler is a Turkish

Turkey

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 female track running athlete in the sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 category. She is the current Turkish record holder at 400 m and 400 m hurdles disciplines.

Competing initially in the long jump

Long jump

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 and running sprint and middle distance

Middle distance track event

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, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation. Özge

Özge

Özge is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Özge" means "Different", "Distinct", "Ablude", and/or "Daredevil".-People:* Özge Gürler, a Turkish sprinter* Özge Kavurmacıoğlu, a Turkish female basketball player....

 Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University

Anadolu University

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, Ankara MTA and İzmir

Izmir

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 Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to Enkaspor

Enkaspor

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 in Istanbul

Istanbul

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. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University

Ege University

Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture...

 in Izmir.

Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 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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, Spain

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 in the categories 4x100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay. She ran bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz

Birsen Bekgoz

Birsen Yavuz-Engin, aka Birsen Yavuz or Birsen Engin, née Bekgöz, is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in sprinting events. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team....

, Pınar Saka

Pinar Saka

Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m....

 and Binnaz Uslu

Binnaz Uslu

Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...

 in 4x400 m relay.

She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for 400 m hurdles despite an injury at her foot. However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run.

Achievements

• 2005 4×400 m relay 3:36.49
• 2007 400 m hurdles 56.33
• 2007 400 m 53.11
• 2009 4×400 m relay indoor 3:37.37

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