| Özlem Becerikli | |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Birth Date: | 1980 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Balıkesir, Turkey |
| Weight: | 43kg (95lb) (2012) |
| Sport: | Powerlifting |
| Event: | -56 kg |
| Club: | Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor |
| Coach: | Şule Şahbaz |
| Paralympics: | 2012 |
Özlem Becerikli (born 21 March 1980, in Balıkesir, Turkey) is a Turkish powerlifter of class PO[1] competing in the -56 kg division, and a Paralympian. She is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor, where she is coached by Şule Şahbaz.[2]
Becerikli took the bronze medal in the -52 kg division at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Kuala Lumpur, Malesia.[3] Özlem was the winner of another bronze medal taken at the Fazza International Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2010.[4] In 2011, she became bronze medalist at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.[5]
She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics.[6]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | IPC World Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malesia | 3rd | -52 kg | 100 kg | |
| Fazza International Powerlifting Championships | Dubai, UAE | 3rd | -52 kg | 114 kg | ||
| 2011 | Arafura Games | Darwin, Australia | 3rd | -52 kg | 102.5 kg | |
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | -56 kg | 118.0 kg | |