Buse Savaşkan
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Born | Northern Cyprus | 24 February 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Enka SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buse Savaşkan (born 24 February 1999) is a Turkish Cypriot track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.[1][2] Of Turkish Cypriot origin, she represents Turkey in the sport.
Early years in sport
[edit]Savaşkan started her athletics career participating at the first edition of the European Athletics Youth Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2016. She was eliminated with her jump over 1.75 m.[3] In 2018, she placed second with 1.74 m at the Turkish University Championships in Adana.[4]
She missed the finals at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle, Sweden by her jump of 1.68 m.[3]
Sport career
[edit]Savaşkan is a member of Enka SK in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] She became many times Turkish champion.[6]
2021
[edit]She jumped over 1.80 m at the 2021 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey and took the bronze medal.[2][5][3]
2023
[edit]At the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Chorzów, Poland, she placed third in the Category B with 1.87 m.[4]
She took part at the 2023 World Athletics Continental Tour, and won the champions title in the Challenger Meeting at Białystok, Poland with 1.88 m as well as in the Bronze Meeting at Jyväskylä, Finland also with 1.88 m.[4] She received the bronze medal at the 2023 Balkan Athletics Championships in Kraljevo, Serbia jumping over 1.89 m.[7]
2024
[edit]Savaşkan jumped 1.91 m at the Wuppertaler Hochsprungmeeting in Germany, and placed third.[4] At the Internationales Hochsprungmeeting in Berlin, Germany, Germany, she junped 1.90 m and placed second in the Bronze Meeting of the 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour.[4] At the 2024 Balkan Athletics Championships in İzmir, Turkey, she captured the gold medal reaching 1.92 m.[8]Jumping 1.89 m, she placed sixth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[4] In 2024, she junped over 1.90 m at the Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo of the World Athletics Continental Tour in Huelva, Spain, and became champion.[3]
During the Turkish Championships in 2024, she suffered a muscle tear, and had to use crutches o help it heals quickly.[9]
Savaşkan was qualified to represent Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics i n Paris, France.[1][10]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2021 | Balkan Indoor Cahampionships | Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() | 1.80 m |
2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 4th | 1.82 m |
Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 5th | 1.84 m | |
2023 | European Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | ![]() Category B | 1.87 m |
World Athletics Continental Tour | Białystok, Poland | ![]() Challemger | 1.88 m | |
Jyväskylä, Finland | ![]() Bronze Meeting | 1.88 m | ||
European Games | Kraków, Poland | 4th | 1.87 m | |
Balkan Championships | Kraljevo, Serbia | ![]() | 1.89 m | |
2024 | Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 1.85 m |
Diamond League | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | 1.87 m | |
Wuppertaler Hochsprungmeeting | Wuppertal, Germany | ![]() | 1.91 m | |
World Athletics Continental Tour | Berlin, Germany | ![]() Bronze Meeting | 1.90 m | |
Balkan Championships | İzmir, Turkey | ![]() | 1.92 m | |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | 1.89 m | |
World Athletics Continental Tour | Huelva, Spain | ![]() Category C | 1.90 m | |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 10th | 1.95 m |
Personal life
[edit]Buse Savaşkan was born in Northern Cyprus to Faika and İlhan Savaşkan on 24 February 1999.[9][11] Since 2017, she has been living[4] in Turkey away from her family.[9]
She studies sports coaching at the Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University in Güzelyurt District, Northern Cyprus.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Buse Savaşkan: "Burası Benim İçin Hayallerimin En Zirve Noktası"". haber Kıbrıs (in Turkish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Buse Savaşkan'dan Balkan üçüncülüğü". Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Milli atlet Buse Savaşkan kimdir? Buse Savaşkan kaç yaşında, nereli?". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Buse Savaşkan". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Sporcumuz Buse Savaşkan Balkan 3'üncüBuse Savaşkan'dan büyük başarı: Üst üste 3'üncü kez Türkiye şampiyonu!" (in Turkish). Enlka Spor Kulübü. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "1 July 2024". Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Büyükler Balkan Şampiyonasında Toplam 24 Madalya Kazandık" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Buse Savaşkan Balkan Şampiyonu oldu!". Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Buse Savaşkan 2 Ağustos'ta yarışacak". Giynik Gazetesi (in Turkish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Türkiye'den olimpiyata en çok sporcu gönderen branş: Atletizm, Buse Savaşkan da kadroda". Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). 21 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Buse Savaşkan Paris Olimpiyatları'nda 2 Ağustos'ta yarışacak". Genç TV (in Turkish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Milli Gururumuz Buse Savaşkan'a Üniversitesi Kıbrıs Sağlık ve Toplum Bilimleri'nden Plaket Takdimi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Sağlık ve Toplum Bilimleri Üniversitesi. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Buse Savaşkan at World Athletics
- Buse Savaskan at Olympics.com
- Buse Savaskan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Buse Savaşkan at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Buse Savaşkan at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)