Göksu Üçtaş

Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı (pronounced [ˈɟœcsu ˈytʃtaʃ]; born August 30, 1990 in Şahinbey, Gaziantep Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female artistic gymnast. She is coached by Mergül Güler.[1] She graduated 2011 as a teacher of physical education and sports from the Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu Province.[2]

Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı
Country representedTurkey
Born (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990
Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Mergül Güler
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Artistic gymnastics
Mediterranean Games
2009 PescaraVault
2018 TarragonaFloor exercise
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 BakuBalance beam
2017 BakuTeam
2017 BakuFloor exercise

Göksu Üçtas was meant to perform at the 2008 summer Olympic Games but failed to do so due to a severe neck injury which could have stopped her gymnastics career. She won the silver medal in the vault event at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.[3] In 2010, Üçtaş won the bronze medal in the floor exercise event at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A held in Doha, Qatar.[4] At the World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava 2010 in the Czech Republic, she won gold medal in the floor exercise, silver medal in the balance beam and silver medal in the vault event.[5]

She qualified to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics as the first ever Olympic gymnast from Turkey.[1] Due to an injury suffered during a training prior to the Olympics,[6] she could compete in the balance beam event only. With 11.333 points, with a d-score of 3.3 and an e-score of 8.033, Üçtaş ranked 77th, and did not advance to the final.[7]

In January 2013, she announced her retirement from active sports due to her long-lasting injury on her left elbow. She told she is going to return to her hometown Gaziantep, where she plans to open a gymnastics school.[8] On August 14, 2013, she married gymnast Özgün Şanlı in İzmir.[9]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 2nd Vault
2010 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A Doha, Qatar 3rd Floor
World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Floor
2nd Beam
2nd Vault
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom 77th Beam 11.333

References
  1. "Göksu Üçtaş'tan tarihi başarı". NTV Sport (in Turkish). 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. "Mezunumuz 2012 Londra Olimpiyatları'na katılmaya hak kazandı" (in Turkish). Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi. 2012-01-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. "France faces tough competition - Jul 3rd, 2009". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. "Out and out success! - Mar 24th, 2010". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  5. "World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics-Grand Prix Ostrava 2010" (PDF). VTS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  6. Yılmazdemir, Koray (2012-06-29). "Alçılı koluyla olimpiyatlara hazırlanıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  7. "Cimnastikte Göksu Üçtaş elendi". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  8. "Göksu Üçtaş cimnastiğe veda etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  9. "Şampiyonları buluşturan düğün". Gazete Ekspres (in Turkish). 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-29.


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