Özge Gürler
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| Birth name | Özge Gürler | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||
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June 17, 1985 Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor, Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Taner Akın | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Özge Akın, née Gürler, (born June 17, 1985 in Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female sprinter competing in the 400m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of 400 m and 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın. She is known also as Özge Akın-Gürler.
Competing initially in the long jump and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation. Özge Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in Izmir.
Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4x100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 m relay.
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