Mete Gazoz

Mete Gazoz (born 8 June 1999 in Istanbul) is a male Turkish recurve archer. He represented Turkey at 2016 Rio Olympics.

Mete Gazoz
2019 - Archery World Cup Final - Men's Recurve
Personal information
Born (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999
Istanbul
Height180 cm (71 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportArchery
Event(s)recurve
Medal record
Archery Recurve
Representing  Turkey
European Archery Championships
2016 Nottingham Recurve Men
World Indoor Archery Championships
2018 Yankton Junior Men's individual
2016 Ankara Junior Men team
World Archery Youth Championships
2017 Rosario Junior Mixed Team
2013 Wuxi Junior Men team
European Youth Cup
2015 Klagenfurt Cadet Men
Updated on 18 February 2018.

Gazoz was born on 8 June 1999. Currently, he is a high school student at İhlas Kolej in Bahçelievler, Istanbul.[1][2]

Sports career

Gazoz began with Archery in 2010. The right-handed archer made his international debut in 2013.[1]

He won the silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships in Wuxi, China. He participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China,[3] in the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan,[4] and in the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] Gazoz won the silver medal in the Recurve Cadet Men event at the European Youth Cup Circuit 2015 in Klagenfurt, Austria,[6] and another silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara, Turkey.[7]

Gazoz won his first match on 8 August 2016 in the 2016 Rio Olympics at 1/32 tour against the French Pierre Plihon, with a score of 6–5. At his second match, 1/16 tour, he lost the game 3–7 against the Dutch Sjef Van den Berg.

He won the bronze medal in the Junior Mixed Team event with his teammate Yasemin Anagöz at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

He claimed the silver medal in the Junior Men's individual event at the 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships held in Yankton, South Dakota, United States.[8]

He won the gold medal in individuals 70m category during the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[9]

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References
  1. "Mete Gazoz". International Archery. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "İhlas Koleji öğrencisi Mete Gazoz'dan büyük başarı!". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 25 May 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. "2014 Nanjing Yaz Gençlik Olimpiyat Oyunları". Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. "2015 Bakü Avrupa Oyunları". Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. "2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country" (PDF). ianseo.net. pp. 7–18. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. "EYC Klagenfurt 2015 – Final Results". International Archery. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  7. "World Archery Indoor Championships – 2016 Ankara, Turkey – Cpmplete Book" (PDF). World Archery. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. "Mete Gazoz dünya ikincisi oldu!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. "ATHLETE PROFILE: GAZOZ Mete". Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.


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