Ercüment Olgundeniz

Ercüment Olgundeniz
Personal information
Nationality  Turkey
Born (1976-07-07) July 7, 1976
Izmir, Turkey
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 146 kg (322 lb)
Sport
Sport Discus throw
Club Enkaspor
Coached by Teodoru Agachi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 67.50 m NR (2012)

Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976 in Izmir) is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in the discus and occasionally shot put. The 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) tall athlete at 146 kg (322 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Teodoru Agachi.[1]

He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With his throw of 58.17 m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, and won the bronze medal with his performance of 59.16 m. He was ranked 44th in the world best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres (Turkish record) set on July 4, 2004 in Istanbul.

In March 2007 in Yalta he improved the record to 64.34 metres. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, but finished last and did not reach the final.

Ercüment Olgundeniz won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.

On May 27, 2012, he improved his national record from 66.89 m set in 2011 to 67.50 m at the European Champion Clubs Cup held in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal winning the silver medal.[2]

He qualified for participation in the discus throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final.[3]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became silver medalist in the discus event.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
1996 Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw57.30 m
1997 Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw56.98 m
European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 13th (q) Discus 51.80 m
1998 Balkan Athletics ChampionshipYugoslavia3rdDiscus throw
Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw57.37 m
European Cup C Final1stDiscus throw55.36 m
1999 Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stShot put16.81 m
1stDiscus throw56.21 m
2000 European Cup C FinalSlovakia1stDiscus throw57.23m
Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw56.21 m
2001 Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw57.51 m
Balkan Athletics ChampionshipsGreece2ndDiscus throw
Cezmi Or MemorialTurkey3rdDiscus throw
Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stShot put17.31 m
1stDiscus throw58.47 m
2002 Fajer Athletics GamesIran2ndDiscus throw
2003 European Cup C FinalIstanbul, Turkey3rdDiscus throw
Balkan Athletics Championships iGreece3rdDiscus throw
Qualifications for the 2004 OlympicsTurkey1stDiscus throw
2004 Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1stDiscus throw61.35 m
European Cup C Final1stDiscus throw59.60 m
Balkan Athletics ChampionshipIstanbul, Turkey1stDiscus throw63.49 m NR
2005 European Winter Throwing CupMersin, Turkey6thDiscus throw59.21 m
2011 European Winter Throwing CupSofia, Bulgaria1stDiscus throw63.31 m
2012 European Winter Throwing CupVila Real de Santo António, Portugal2ndDiscus throw67.50 m NR
2013 Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey2ndDiscus throw61.46 m
European Team Championships Super LeagueGateshead, United Kingdom3rdDiscus throw61.32 m

References

  1. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Ercüment Olgundeniz" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  2. "Luch Moscow and Fiamme Gialle take Clubs Cup honours". EAA. 2012-05-27. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  3. "London 2012 Men's Discus". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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