Birsen Bekgöz
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| Birth name | Birsen Bekgöz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 18, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birsen Yavuz-Engin, a.k.a. Birsen Yavuz or Birsen Engin, (born October 18, 1980) née Bekgöz, is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in sprinting events. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team. She studied at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.
She started her sports career in Ankara and became later a member of the club Bursa Nilüfer Belediyespor. During her time at the Near East University in Nicosia, she ran for Northern Cyprus. Yavuz is currently at Enkaspor in Istanbul.
She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categories 200 metres, 400 m hurdles, 4x100 m relay and 4x400 m relay. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 relay. She won the silver medal in the 4x400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.
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