Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu

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Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu
CountryTurkey
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30)
Sakarya, Turkey
Ski clubAKUT Sports Club

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu (born 11 January 1994) is a Turkish alpine skier, who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life[edit]

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu was born in Sakarya, Turkey on 11 January 1994.[1] After completing her high school education at Robert College, she studied Industrial Engineering at Koç University in Istanbul.[2] Aside from skiing, Çarıkçıoğlu practices ballet.[3]

Sports career[edit]

At the age of eight, Çarıkçıoğlu made acquaintance with skiing during a winter camp at Uludağ in Bursa held by her primary school.[2][4] She is a member of the AKUT Search and Rescue Association,[4] and competed for the AKUT sports Club's Snow Sports Branch.[1][5]

She competed at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.[6] She took part in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom and women's slalom events at the 2015 Winter Universiade held in the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, Canada.[4] She competed in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom (37th place) and women's slalom (did not finish) events at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4][7][8]

Çarıkçıoğlu competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she was the only Turkish female alpine skier.[6] She missed one event at the games due to a fever.[6] She was one of seven Turkish athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics,[6] and was the oldest Turkish competitor at the games.[3] She placed 49th in the slalom discipline.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu kimdir? Çarıkçıoğlu'nun yaşı ve başarıları! Kış Olimpiyatları'nda Tğrkiye'yi ..." Haber 7 (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Güsar, Başak (1 January 2019). "Olimpiyat Sporcusu Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu Kayak Tutkusunu Anlattı" (in Turkish). Oggusto. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu kimdir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alpine Skiing - Athlete Profile: Ozlem Carikcioglu". Olympics. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu: Ülkemi en iyi şekilde temsil etmek istiyorum". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "2022 Pekin Kış Olimpiyatları'na 10 gün kaldı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing Ladies Giant Slallom" (PDF). 28th Winter Universiade Alamty 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Alpine Skiing Ladies Slallom" (PDF). 28th Winter Universiade Alamty 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ "zlem Çarıkcıoğlu 49. oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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