Oguzhan_Tuzun

Oğuzhan Tüzün

Oğuzhan Tüzün

Turkish sports shooter


Oğuzhan Tüzün (born October 20, 1982, in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the trap event. The 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) tall athlete at 121 kg (267 lb) is a member of İstanbul Hunting and Shooting Sports Club and is coached by Diego Gasperini.[1][2]

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Tüzün started sport shooting with his father's encouragement in 1996 at the age of 15. His father Özer Tüzün, a dentist, is a passionate hunter and shooter, who personally coaches his son. Oğuzhan Tüzün works as a teacher following his graduation from the Sports Academy in physical education and sports.[2][3]

He became already Turkish champion in the cadets category in 1997. At the age of 18, he participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia placing 30th.[4]

He won the silver medal in the junior category at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Lahti, Finland. Tüzün represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final. He placed 4th at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain. In 2009, he won the bronze medal at the World Shotgun Championships held in Maribor, Slovenia.[5]

Tüzün became gold medalist at the 2010 ISSF World Cup Final held in Izmir, Turkey and repeated his success at the 2011 ISSF World Cup in Concepción, Chile. This result brought him the qualification to the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 24th.[6][7]

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References

  1. "Oğuzhan Tüzün-Londra 2012" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. "Tüzün, Oğuzhan" (in Turkish). İzmir Ticaret. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. Kaya, Nurullah. "Baba-oğul beraber dünya şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Sektöreel. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  4. "Shooting-Results" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  5. Çıkrıkçı, İsmail (2009-08-13). "Oğuzhan Tüzün Dünya Üçüncüsü..." (in Turkish). Avcının Yeri. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  6. "Tuzun (TUR) won Trap event, qualifying for the Games". ISSF. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

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