Çiğdem Özyaman

Çiğdem Özyaman (born 1985 in Düzce, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 58 kg (128 lb) is right-handed.[1]

Çiğdem Özyaman
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Düzce, Turkey
Alma materSelçuk University
OccupationTeacher of physical education
Years active2001-present
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportShotgun shooting
Event(s)Skeet
Coached byDiego Gasperini
Medal record
Women's Shooting
Representing  Turkey
2011 Belgrade Skeet
2004 Nicosia J Skeet

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.[2]

Çiğdem Özyaman qualified to participate in the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics with her gold medal achieved at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] She was one of the first two Turkish female Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Turkey
2004 European Championships Nicosia, Cyprus 3rd J
2005 ISSF World Championships Lonato, Italy 8th J
European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th J
2007 European Championships Granada, Spain 8th
2011 ISSF World Cup 2 Beijing, China 7th
European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st [3]

References
  1. "Portrait of the Shooter-Ozyaman Cigdem". ISSF. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. "Selçuk mezunu ÇiğdemAvrupa Şampiyonu Oldu". Konya Yeni Gün (in Turkish). 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  3. "Campionato Europeo Delle Discipline Olimpiche Trap-Skeet-Double Trap Belgrado (Serbia) 31 luglio-14 agosto 2011" (in Italian). Iltiro. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  4. "Sırbistan'daki Atıcılık Şampiyonası'nda yarışan sporcumuz Çiğdem Özyaman Avrupa şampiyonu oldu". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  5. "Çiğdem Özyaman ve Nihan Kantarcı'dan bir ilk". 365 Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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