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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1997 Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Education | Physical education and Sports |
| Alma mater | Sivas Cumhuriyet University |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Congenital visual impairment |
| Disability class | F11, T11, T12 |
| Event(s) | 400m, 1500m |
| Club | Gaziantep BB Disabled SK |
| Team | Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediye Spor |
Medal record | |
Private life
editÖznur 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Göz Muayeneleri" (in Turkish). Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oznur Alumur". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Oznur Alamur". Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Gururumuz Öznur". Gaziantep Güneş (in Turkish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Büyükşehir'in sporcusu Avrupa ikincisi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Topuz, Merve (3 December 2017). "Görme Engelli Sporcuya Yurt Arkadaşları Işık Oluyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Oğuz Akbulut". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 Para Atletizm Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye'ye altın madalya". BirGün (in Turkish). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Dubai 12th International Open Athletics Meeting / Grand Prix". Fazza Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Turkish athletes shine at Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix". Daily Sabah. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Oznur Alumur at the International Paralympic Committee
- Öznur Alumur Yılmazer at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)