Can Özüpek
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1996 Balıkesir, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple junp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enka SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Can Özüpek (born 2 February 1996) is a Turkish triple jumper. He is the holder of Turkish records in U23 and triple jump.
Personal life
Can Özüpek was born in Balıkesir, Turkey on 2 February 1996.[1][2] He studied at the College for Physical Education and Sports at Balıkesir University.[3]
Sport career
Özüpek is a member of Enka SK in Istanbul, where he is coached by Fausto Riberio.[4]
2017
By triple jumping his personal best of 16.10 m, he finished fifth at the 2017 European U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[5]
2018
He placed twelfth with his 15.88 m triple jump at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany.[6] He received the bronze medal in the triple jump with 16.39 m at the 2018 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy, and set a new Turkish U23 recotd.[7] His personal best jump is 16.77 m, achieved in July 2018 in Bursa.[8]
2019
In February 2019, he set a new Turkish record of indoor triple jump with 16.62 m, increasing the mark about one cm, at the Turkish Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[3][9] He took the bronze medal in the triple jump with 16.21 m at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[10] He ranked fourth at the 2019 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2019 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final
2023
In 2023, he took the bronze medal in the triple jump with 16.18 m at the Balkan Championships in Kraljevo, Serbia.[11]
2024
He captured the gold medal in the triple jump with 16.48 m at the 2024 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[12] At the 2024 Balkan Athletics Championships in İzmir, Turkey, he reached to the silver medal in the triple jump with 16.48 m.[13] His 16.23 m triple jump placed him in the tenth place in the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[14][15]
2025
In February 2025, he took the bronze medal in the triple jump event with 16.37 m at the Meeting de L'Eure in Val-de-Reuil, France.[4] He received the bronze medal jumping 16.09 m at the 2025 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[16] At the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he placed seventh in the triple junp event with 16.29 m.[17] He won the silver medal in the triple jump event with 16.25 m at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia. He contributed to his team's record with 15 points.[18]
References
- ^ "Gururumuz Can Özüpek". Balıkesir Birlik (in Turkish). 5 March 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Can Özüpek" (in Turkish). eurospaort. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Can Özüpek'ten Türkiye Rekoru". Balıkesir 24 Saat (in Turkish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Can Özüpek Fransa'da Üçüncü!" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships - Triple Jump Men Final" (PDF). European Athletics Youth Sport for Life. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Haftalık Bülten" (PDF) (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Can Özüpek'ten U23 Türkiye Rekoru" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Can Özüpek at World Athletics
- ^ "Can Özüpek üç adım atlamada Türkiye rekoru kırdı". Yeni Çağrı (in Turkish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Balkan Salon Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda 11 madalya". FotoMaç (in Turkish). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Büyükler Balkan Şampiyonası'nda sporcularımızdan toplam 13 Madalya" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "28. Balkan Salon Şampiyonası'ndan Başarılı Sonuçlar" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Necati Er Balkan Şampiyonu, Can Özüpek Balkan İkincisi!" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Avrupa Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda Türk sporcular mücadele etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Men Triple Jump Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Can Özüpek'ten Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Can Özüpek Avrupa Yedincisi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Avrupa Takımlar Şampiyonası 2. Ligi'ni 4. Sırada Tamamladık" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federeasyonu. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.