Ercüment Olgundeniz

Ercüment Olgundeniz

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	July 7, 1976 Izmir, Turkey
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	146 kg (322 lb)
Sport
Sport	Discus throw
Club	Enkaspor
Coached by	Teodoru Agachi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	67.50 m NR (2012)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Turkey European Cup Winter Throwing 2012 Bar Discus Throw 2011 Sofia Discus Throw 2007 Yalta Discus Throw European Team Championships 2013 Gateshead Discus Throw Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Discus Throw 2009 Pescara Discus Throw 2005 Almería Discus Throw

Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976 in Izmir) is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in the discus and occasionally shot put. The 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) tall athlete at 146 kg (322 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Teodoru Agachi.^[1]

He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With his throw of 58.17 m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, and won the bronze medal with his performance of 59.16 m. He was ranked 44th in the world best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres (Turkish record) set on July 4, 2004 in Istanbul.

In March 2007 in Yalta he improved the record to 64.34 metres. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, but finished last and did not reach the final.

Ercüment Olgundeniz won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.

On May 27, 2012, he improved his national record from 66.89 m set in 2011 to 67.50 m at the European Champion Clubs Cup held in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal winning the silver medal.^[2]

He qualified for participation in the discus throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final.^[3]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became silver medalist in the discus event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
1996	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	57.30 m
1997	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	56.98 m
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	13th (q)	Discus	51.80 m
1998	Balkan Athletics Championship	Yugoslavia	3rd	Discus throw
	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	57.37 m
	European Cup C Final		1st	Discus throw	55.36 m
1999	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Shot put	16.81 m
			1st	Discus throw	56.21 m
2000	European Cup C Final	Slovakia	1st	Discus throw	57.23m
	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	56.21 m
2001	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	57.51 m
	Balkan Athletics Championships	Greece	2nd	Discus throw
	Cezmi Or Memorial	Turkey	3rd	Discus throw
	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Shot put	17.31 m
			1st	Discus throw	58.47 m
2002	Fajer Athletics Games	Iran	2nd	Discus throw
2003	European Cup C Final	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	Discus throw
	Balkan Athletics Championships i	Greece	3rd	Discus throw
	Qualifications for the 2004 Olympics	Turkey	1st	Discus throw
2004	Turkish Championships	Turkey	1st	Discus throw	61.35 m
	European Cup C Final		1st	Discus throw	59.60 m
	Balkan Athletics Championship	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Discus throw	63.49 m NR
2005	European Winter Throwing Cup	Mersin, Turkey	6th	Discus throw	59.21 m
2011	European Winter Throwing Cup	Sofia, Bulgaria	1st	Discus throw	63.31 m
2012	European Winter Throwing Cup	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	2nd	Discus throw	67.50 m NR
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	Discus throw	61.46 m
	European Team Championships Super League	Gateshead, United Kingdom	3rd	Discus throw	61.32 m

References

1. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Ercüment Olgundeniz" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
2. "Luch Moscow and Fiamme Gialle take Clubs Cup honours". EAA. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
3. "London 2012 Men's Discus". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

External links

• Ercüment Olgundeniz profile at IAAF