Aysel Taş
Olympic javelin thrower
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Aysel Taş (born 21 October 1964), née Aysel Shevkedova (Bulgarian: Айсел Шевкедова), is a female javelin thrower from Bulgaria with Turkish ethnicity, who competed for Turkey after her emigration.[1][2]
TurkeyАйсел Шевкедова
21 October 1964
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkey | |||||||||||
| Born | Aysel Shevkedova Айсел Шевкедова 21 October 1964 | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 56.86 m NR (2000) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Schwechat, Austria, she achieved the 5th rank for her native country with 55.30 m (old javelin weight).[2]
She represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, without advancing to the finals.
Aysel Taş is the current national record holder with 56.86 m set on 20 May 2000 in İzmir, Turkey.
After retiring from active sports, she coaches her son Şevket Taş (born 28 February 1986), who is also a national javelin thrower and record holder in the U23 category.[1][3][4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Bulgaria | ||||
| 1983 | 7th European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 5th | 55.30 m (old) |
| Representing Turkey | ||||
| 2000 | First League Athletics | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 56.86 m |
