Begül Löklüoğlu

Begül Löklüoğlu (born 28 August 1988 in Ankara, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish female archer competing in the recurve event.[2] The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall athlete at 57 kg (126 lb) is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[3][4]

Begül Löklüoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988
Ankara, Turkey
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) (2012)
Weight57 kg (126 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's archery
Event(s)Recurve
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byCumhur Yavaş
Medal record
Women's Archery
FITA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ogden Individual
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Amsterdam Mixed team
European Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2012 Sofia Individual
Updated on 23 June 2012.

She was born to sporting parents, her father is the archery federation's representative in Antalya and her mother a former volleyball player. Begül started archery at the age of 13. Her brother Berkay, who is two years younger, also competes in archery. She was educated in physical education and sports at Akdeniz University's Vocational College in Antalya.[5]

At the 2012 European Archery Championships held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Löklüoğlu won the bronze medal in the mixed team category along with Yağız Yılmaz.[6]

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the bronze medal at the 2012 FITA Archery World Cup's Stage 3 in Ogden, Utah, USA.[7]

Löklüoğlu won the recurve women event at the 2012 European Grand Prix Archery's 2nd leg held in Sofia, Bulgaria beating her opponent Ksenia Perova from Russia with a score 6–4.[8][9]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Turkey
2005 Festival Olimpico de Tiro con Arco 2005 Merliot. El Salvador 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) individual [10]
2006 FITA World Cup, # 1 Porec. Croatia 8th individual [10]
2007 FITA World Cup, # 3 Antalya. Turkey 6th women's team [10]
FITA World Cup, # 4 Dover. United Kingdom 8th women's team [10]
2009 FITA World Cup, # 1 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8th women's team [10]
2012 FITA World Cup, # 2 Antalya, Turkey 7th mixed team [10]
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th individual [10]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) mixed team [10]
FITA World Cup, # 3 Ogden, Utah, USA 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) individual [10]
European Grand Prix-2nd leg Sofia, Bulgaria 1st place, gold medalist(s) individual [9]

References
  1. "European Outdoor Target Championships 2012-Entries by Name" (PDF). European Archery Championships. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. "Archery-Begul Lokluoglu". Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. "BŞB'den milli isabet". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyaında-Okçuluk-Begül Löklüoğlu" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "Sporcu ailenin başarılı kızı..." Ajans 1 (in Turkish). 18 April 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. "Double Gold for Kristina Berger and Rick Van Der Ven in Amsterdam". Archery. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. "Begul Lokluoglu from Turkey". Welt Online. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. "Begül'den Altın Madalya" (in Turkish). GSB Spor Genel Müdürlüğü. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  9. "Recurve Women". European Grand Prix Archery. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  10. "Begul Lokluoglu". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.


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