Çiğdem Özyaman Explained

Çiğdem Özyaman
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:1985 10, df=y
Birth Place:Düzce, Turkey
Alma Mater:Selçuk University
Occupation:Teacher of physical education
Years Active:2001-present
Country:Turkey
Sport:Shotgun shooting
Event:Skeet
Coach:Diego Gasperini

Çiğdem Özyaman (born 7 October 1985 in Düzce, Turkey), also known as Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The tall athlete at is right-handed.

Sport career

She began sport shooting at the age of 14 with her father's encouragement. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Bolu after her graduation from Selçuk University.

Özyaman qualified for the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics by virtue of her gold medal at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She was one of the first two Turkish women Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event. SHe won the silver medal at the 2013 European Shotgun Championships in Suhl, Germany.

Achievements

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Representing
2004European ChampionshipsNicosia, Cyprus3rdJ
2005ISSF World ChampionshipsLonato, Italy8thJ
European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6thJ
2007European ChampionshipsGranada, Spain8th
2011ISSF World Cup 2Beijing, China7th
European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1st
2013IPSC European Shotgun ChampionshipSuhl, Germany2nd
2023ISSF World ChampionshipsBaku, Azerbaijan7thTeam