Burcu Yüksel

Turkish high jumper

Burcu Ayhan Yüksel

Burcu Yüksel during 2015 European Team Championships First League

Personal information

Nationality

Born

(1990年05月03日) 3 May 1990 (age 34)
Kadirli, Osmaniye Province, Turkey

Height

180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Sport

Country

Sport

Event

Club

Coached by

Cüneyt Yüksel

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

outdoor: 1.94 m NR (2011)
indoor:1.88 m (2012)

Medal record

Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place	2013 Palembang	high jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place	2013 Mersin	high jump
Silver medal – second place	2009 Pescara	high jump
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place	2009 Novi Sad	high jump
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place	2011 Ostrava	high jump

Burcu Yüksel (née Ayhan; pronounced [ˈbuɾdʒuˈajhan] ; born 3 May 1990 in Kadirli, Osmaniye Province) is a Turkish female high jumper. She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club,^[1] where she is coached by Cüneyt Yüksel.^[2] The 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall athlete is at 57 kg (126 lb).^[3]

Biography

She earned the gold medal at the 2007 Black Sea Games and the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Ayhan was the bronze medalist at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.^[4] She became gold medalist at the 64th Balkan Championships held in Sliven, Bulgaria.^[1] At the 2011 European U23 Championships held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, she jumped 1.94 m high breaking new national record, and earned the bronze medal.^[5]^[6]

She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2007	Black Sea Games	Trabzon, Turkey	1st
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th	1.78 m
2009	16th Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	1.89 m
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	3rd	1.89 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	1.92 m
2011	64th Balkan Championships	Sliven, Bulgaria	1st	1.86 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	1.94 m NR
2012	Olympic Games	London, UK	12th	1.89 m
2013	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	1.92
2013	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	1.80

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