Çiğdem Özyaman
Turkish sport shooter (born 1985)
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Çiğdem Özyaman (born 7 October 1985 in Düzce, Turkey), also known as Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 62 kg (137 lb) is right-handed.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1985 Düzce, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Selçuk University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher of physical education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shotgun shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Skeet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Diego Gasperini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sport career
She began sport shooting at the age of 14 with her father's encouragement. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Bolu after her graduation from Selçuk University.[2]
Özyaman qualified for the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics by virtue of her gold medal at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] She was one of the first two Turkish women Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event.[5] SHe won the silver medal at the 2013 European Shotgun Championships in Suhl, Germany.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey | ||||
| 2004 | European Championships | Nicosia, Cyprus | 3rd | J |
| 2005 | ISSF World Championships | Lonato, Italy | 8th | J |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | J | |
| 2007 | European Championships | Granada, Spain | 8th | |
| 2011 | ISSF World Cup 2 | Beijing, China | 7th | |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | [3] | |
| 2013 | IPSC European Shotgun Championship | Suhl, Germany | 2nd | [6] |
| 2023 | ISSF World Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 7th | Team [7] |
