Muhsine Gezer

Muhsine Gezer (born 1 April 2003) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the T20 disability class of mainly middle-distance events 800 m and 1500 m.

Muhsine Gezer
Personal information
Born (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003
Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara-Athletics
Disability classT20
Event(s)Triple jump, 400 m,800 m, 1500 m
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Turkey
World Para Athletics Championships
2017 London 800 m T20
INAS European Championships
2016 Ankara Triple jump
2016 Ankara 800 m
INAS World Indoor Championships
2018 Val-de-Reuil 800 m
2018 Val-de-Reuil 1500 m
INAS European Indoor Championships
2019 Istanbul800m II1
2019 Istanbul1500m II1
2019 Istanbul4 x 200m relay II1
2019 Istanbul4 x 400m relay II1
World Para Athletics Junior Championships
2019 Nottwil 1500m T20 (U18)
2017 Nottwil 400m T20 (U18)

Private life

Muhsine Gezer was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 1 April 2003.[1]

Sports career

Gezer competed in the triple junp, 800 m, 100 m hurdles and 4 x 400 m relay events at the 2016 INAS European Athletics Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, and took the bronze medal in tiple jump and the gold medal in 800 m..[2][3]

She won the bronze medal in the 800 m T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[1] The same year, she captured the gold medal in the 400 m event at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.[4]

Gezer took the silver medal in the 800 m event, and captured the gold medal in 1500 ö event at the 2018 INAS Indoor Athletics Championships in Val-de-Reuil, France.[5]

In 2019, she won a gold medal in the II1 category of the 4 x 200m relay II1 event and three silver medals in the 800 m, 1500 m and 4 x 400 relay events at the INAS Open European Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] She became world champion in the 1500 m T20 (U18) event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.[7]

Achievements
YearCompetitionPlace!EventResultNotes
2016 INAS European Athletics Championships  Turkey, Ankara Triple jump9.26 m[3]
800 m2:27.02[3]
100 m hurdles4th34.97[3]
4 x 400 m relayDQ[3]
2017 World Para Athletics Championships United Kingdom, London 800 m T202:22.94
PB[1]
World Para Athletics Junior Championships  Switzerland, Nottwil 400 m T20
(U18)		1:02[4]
2018INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships  France, Val-de-Reuil 800 m2:29.58[8]
1500 m5:21.23[8]
2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships  Switzerland, Nottwil 1500 m T20
(U18)		5:11[7]
INAS Open Europe Indoor Athletics Championships  Turkey, Istanbul 800m II12:20.53[6]
1500m II15:08.49[6]
4 x 200m relay II11:51.38[6]
4 x 400m relay II14:28.38[6]
  • DQ: Disqualified
  • PB: Personal Best

References
  1. "Women's 800m T20 Final" (PDF). Worls Para Athletics Championships 2017 London. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "INAS'ta madalya rekoru". Sabah (in Turkish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "2016 European Championships, Turkey Results & Records" (PDF). INAS For Para-Athletics with an intellectual disability. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. "Muhsine Gezer, Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. Aslıtüce, Hüseyin & İbrahim Yıldız (5 March 2018). "Dünya üçüncüsü özel sporcular yurda döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. "9th INAS Open European Indoor Athletics Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. "Özel Sporcu Muhsine Gezer ikinci kez dünya şampiyonu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. "Val De Reuil (Stade Couvert Jesse Owens) le 02 - 04 mars 2018" (PDF). INAS World Indoor Athletics IND. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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