Necati Er Explained

Necati Er
Birth Date:24 February 1997
Birth Place:Samsun
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
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Necati Er (born 24 February 1997) is a Turkish athlete specialising in the triple jump.

Early life

Necati Er was born in Samsun, northern Turkey on 24 February 1997. In his youth, he developed an interest in sports. His teacher of physical education in middle school invited him to athletic trainings. At the same time, he played football. His father, earning a limited income, did not want him to perform further sports, while his mother supported him. His father permitted him only to play football, and did not let him perform athletics because he saw no future in that sport branch. One week before Er was about to join a football team, he was admitted to the athletics team. He became regional champion in Samsun, and then was entitled to compete at the Turkish championships, at which he became runner-up and champion. After his successes, his father agreed with his sports activities. He performed the sprint and long jump before he decided to specialise in the triple jump.

Sports career

Er was able to improve his techniques after the Turkish Athletic Federation appointed a foreign coach for the triple jump.

He won gold at the 2019 European U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden with a new national record of . With this result, he received a quota for the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Representing
2013European Youth Olympic FestivalUtrecht, Netherlands7thTriple jump14.02 m
2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden14th (q)Triple jump15.34 m
2016Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia4thTriple jump16.06 m
World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland29th (q)Triple jump15.02 m
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland9thTriple jump15.82 m
2018Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsJesolo, Italy4thTriple jump16.31 m
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Triple jump16.26 m
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (q)Triple jump16.21 m
European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Swedenbgcolor=gold1stTriple jump17.37 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11thTriple jump16.34 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland10th (q)Triple jump16.17 m
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6thTriple jump17.25 m
2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria5thLong jump7.76 m
4thTriple jump16.52 m
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey3rdLong jump7.83 m (w)
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.73 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, GermanyTriple jumpNM
2023World University GamesChengdu, Chinabgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump16.83 m
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)Triple jump16.59 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy9thTriple jump16.61 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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