Ömer Akgün

Ömer Akgün
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1982-02-15) 15 February 1982 (age 42)
Dicle, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAir rifle
Event10 m air rifle
ClubDiyarbakır Tennis and Shooting Club
Medal record
Men's Shooting
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 10 m air rifle Mixed

Ömer Akgün (born 15 February 1982) is a Turkish sport shooter specialized in 10 m air rifle event.

Ömer Akgün was born into a family with 13 champion sport shooters in Dicle district of Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey on 1 January 1982.[1][2]

Impressed by his older brother, Akgün started shooting sport in 1996.[2] He is a member of Diyarbakır Tennis and Shooting Club.[1] He won the gold medal and the bronze medal in the Mixed event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. He set a national record with 630.1 points at the 2020 European Championship 10m in Wrocław, Poland, and obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ömer Akgün" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Kaya, Mehmet Sıddık (31 March 2021). "Diyarbakırlı milli sporcu Ömer Akgün ağabeyinin antrenörlüğünde Tokyo Olimpiyatları'na hazırlanıyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.