Muhsine Gezer Explained

Muhsine Gezer
Birth Place:Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Country:Turkey
Sport:Para-Athletics
Event:Triple jump, 400 m,800 m, 1500 m
Disability Class:T20

Muhsine Gezer (born 1 April 2003) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the T20 disability class of mainly middle-distance events 800 m and 1500 m.

Private life

Muhsine Gezer was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 1 April 2003.

Sports career

Gezer competed in the triple jump, 800 m, 100 m hurdles and relay events at the 2016 INAS European Athletics Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, and took the bronze medal in triple jump and the gold medal in 800 m.

She won the bronze medal in the 800 m T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom. The same year, she captured the gold medal in the 400 m event at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Gezer took the silver medal in the 800 m event, and captured the gold medal in 1500 m event at the 2018 INAS Indoor Athletics Championships in Val-de-Reuil, France.

In 2019, she won a gold medal in the II1 category of the relay II1 event and three silver medals in the 800 m, 1500 m and 4 x 400 relay events at the INAS Open European Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. She became world champion in the 1500 m T20 (U18) event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Achievements

Year Competition Place !Event Result Notes
2016INAS European Athletics Championships Turkey, AnkaraTriple jump align=center 9.26 m
800 m align=center 2:27.02
100 m hurdles align=center 4th 34.97
relay align=center DQ
2017 United Kingdom, London800 m T20align=center 2:22.94
PB
Switzerland, Nottwil400 m T20
(U18)
align=center 1:02
2018 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships France, Val-de-Reuil800 m align=center 2:29.58
1500 m align=center 5:21.23
2019 Switzerland, Nottwil1500 m T20
(U18)
align=center 5:11
INAS Open Europe Indoor Athletics Championships Turkey, Istanbul800m II1 align=center 2:20.53
1500m II1 align=center 5:08.49
relay II1 align=center 1:51.38
relay II1 align=center 4:28.38