Mert Efe Kılıçer
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Mert Efe Kılıçer at the 5th International Junior Budapest Cup in 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 November 2004 Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Göztepe Olimpik SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Yılmaz Göktekin (national) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mert Efe Kılıçer (born 17 November 2004) is a Turkish artistic gymnast. He is a member of the national team.
Personal life
Mert Efe Kılıçer was born in Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey on 17 November 2004.[1][2]
He completed his secondary education at Private Final Akademi Anatolian High School in Bolu.[3]
Early years
Encouraged by his family, Kılıçer started with gymnastics in Ankara at the age of six.[1][4][5] In 2013, he moved to Kayseri upon the suggestion of his cousin, who was performing the same sport there. He continued his training with his coach Mehmet Bilgin, and showed development in a short time. He won his first title in a championship for primary school students.[5] He became a national athlete in the youth age groups. He achieved various important results in three international championships he participated in.[4]
He won the silver medal in the horizontal bar and the bronze medal in the parallel bars event of the junior category at the 2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin, Turkey.[4][6]
In 2021, he captured the gold medal in the parallel bars event of the junior category at the Ukraine International Cup in Kyiv.[7]
In March 2024, Kılıçer transferred from Rüya Cimnastik SK to Göztepe Olimpik SK.[1][6] In the national team, he is coached by Yılmaz Göktekşn.[1]
Career
Kılıçer won the bronze medal in the All-around event and the silver medal in the team event with his teammates Ahmet Burak Ekici, Altan Doğan, Liu Tuakli and Volkan Arda Hamarat at the 2022 Gymnasiade in Normandy, France.[8]
Hr took the bronze medal in the horizontal bar event at the first leg of the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup series in Antalya, Turkey.[9]
He won the bronze medal in the horizontal bar event at the first leg of the 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Cottbus, Germany.[10]
He won the gold medal in the horizontal bar event at the first leg of the 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup series in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
References
- ^ a b c d "Kilicer, Mert Efe". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Result Book" (PDF). European Youth Olympic Festival. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "2021-2022 Eğitim ve Öğretim Yılı Artistik Cimnastik Yıldızlar ve Gençler Türkiye Birinciliği Sonuçları 09-10 Nisan 2022 / Bolu" (PDF) (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Demir, Hüseyin (21 March 2024). "Milli cimnastikçi Mert Efe Kılıçer Göztepe'de". İlk Ses (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b Küçükşahin, Sercan (25 December 2020). "Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 2 madalya kazanan milli cimnastikçinin hedefi olimpiyatlar". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Göztepe Olimpik ailesinin yeni üyesi; Milli Cimnastikçi Mert Efe Kılıçer" (in Turkish). Göztepe Olimpik. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Mert Efe Kılıçer'den altın madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Result Book - Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). ISF Gymnasiade Normandy 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 Artistik Cimnastik World Challenge Cup" (in Turkish). Spor Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "2025 Artistik Cimnastik Cottbus World Cup" (in Turkish). Spor Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 24 March 2025.