Burcu Yüksel

Burcu Ayhan Yüksel

Burcu Yüksel during 2015 European Team Championships First League
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) Kadirli, Osmaniye Province, Turkey
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Fenerbahçe Athletics
Coached by	Cüneyt Yüksel
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	outdoor: 1.94 m NR (2011) indoor:1.88 m (2012)
Medal record Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang high jump Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin high jump 2009 Pescara high jump European Junior Championships 2009 Novi Sad high jump European U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava high jump

Burcu Yüksel (née Ayhan; pronounced [ˈbuɾdʒu ˈajhan]; born 3 May 1990 in Kadirli, Osmaniye Province) is a Turkish female high jumper. She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club,[1] where she is coached by Cüneyt Yüksel.[2] The 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall athlete is at 57 kg (126 lb).[3]

Biography

She earned the gold medal at the 2007 Black Sea Games and the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Ayhan was the bronze medalist at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] She became gold medalist at the 64th Balkan Championships held in Sliven, Bulgaria.[1] At the 2011 European U23 Championships held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, she jumped 1.94 m high breaking new national record, and earned the bronze medal.[5][6]

She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

She won a gold medal at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia.[8]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2007	Black Sea Games	Trabzon, Turkey	1st
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th	1.78 m
2009	16th Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	1.89 m
	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	3rd	1.89 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	1.92 m
2011	64th Balkan Championships	Sliven, Bulgaria	1st	1.86 m
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	1.94 m NR
2012	Olympic Games	London, UK	12th	1.89 m
2013	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	1.92
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	1.80

References

1. "Burcu Ayhan Balkan Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
2. "Burcu Ayhan'dan tarihi başarı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
3. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Burcu Ayhan" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
4. "Burcu Ayhan'dan bronz madalya!". Internet Spor (in Turkish). 2009-07-27. Archived from the original on 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
5. "Başarıya Doymuyoruz…" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 2011-07-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
6. "Results-High Jump Women Final". European Athletics. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
7. "Nevin ve Burcu Olimpiyat yolunda" (in Turkish). Sport X. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
8. "Athletics-Results". 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

External links

• Burcu Yüksel at World Athletics