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Gizem Özer

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Gizem Özer
Born (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)
Elazığ, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Lightweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Light welterweight
European U22 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Poreč Light welterweight

Gizem Özer (born 9 April 2001) is a Turkish female boxer competing in the lightweight (60 kg) division.[1][2]

Boxing career

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Starting boxing in Elazığ in 2017, Özer, an athlete of Elazığ Belediyespor Club, continues to work under the management of national team coach Cemil Döndü. Özer, who won a silver medal at the Under-22 European Boxing Championships held in Porec, Croatia on 12–24 March, won the first place at the Universities Boxing Uni-lig Turkey Championships hosted by Balıkesir University on 31 March.[3]

She reached the semifinals in the women's lightweight category at the 3rd European Games held at Nowy Targ Arena in Nowy Targ, Poland, beating Moldovan Cristina Chiper 5–0 in the first round, Lithuanian Ana Starovoitova 4–0 in the second round and Ukrainian Hanna Okhrei 5–0 in the quarterfinals. She lost to Serbian Natalia Shadrina 4–1 in the semifinals and won the bronze medal. She won a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] Özer was eliminated in her first match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, losing 4-1 to Italian Alessia Mesiano.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gizem Ozer (Amateur Boxing) : Prize list and results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "MIRS App". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Avrupa ikincisi boksör Gizem Özer Dünya Şampiyonası'nda derece peşinde". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Gizem Özer olimpiyat biletini aldı - Spor Haberleri". cnnturk.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024 Olimpiyat Oyunları boksta kadınlar 60 kiloda milli boksör Gizem Özer, son 32 turunda İtalyan boksör Alessia Mesiano'ya mağlup oldu". IHA (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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