AKGUN Omer

Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: DIYARBAKIR

Birth Country:

Turkey

Place of residence : DIYARBAKIR

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	10m Air Rifle Men	4
	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men	36

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	10m Air Rifle Men's Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Hall	10m Air Rifle Men's Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle
2018	Changwon, KOR	73
2014	Granada, ESP	62

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions	10m Air Rifle Team X	10m Air Rifle - Team	50m Rifle 3 Positions - Team
2021	Osijek, CRO	13	62	34	11	DSQ
2020	Wroclaw, POL	5	-	23	7	-
2019	Osijek, CRO	11	-	-	-	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	40	-	-	-	-
2017	Maribor, SLO	28	-	-	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions	10m Air Rifle Team X	10m Air Rifle - Team	50m Rifle 3 Positions - Team
2021	Osijek, CRO	13	62	34	11	DSQ
2020	Wroclaw, POL	5	-	23	7	-
2019	Osijek, CRO	11	-	-	-	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	40	-	-	-	-
2017	Maribor, SLO	28	-	-	-	-

World Cup Final

Year	Location	10m Air Rifle
2017	New Delhi, IND	7

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10m Air Rifle	10m Air Rifle Team
2021	1 x 31st	-
2019	1 x 5th, 1 x 34th, 1 x 54th	-
2018	1 x 35th, 1 x 49th	1 x 45th, 1 x 57th
2017	1 x 4th, 1 x 7th	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
4	2017	10m Air Rifle	Munich, GER
5	2019	10m Air Rifle	Beijing, CHN
7	2017	10m Air Rifle	Qabala, AZE
31	2021	10m Air Rifle	Osijek, CRO
34	2019	10m Air Rifle	Munich, GER
35	2018	10m Air Rifle	Changwon, KOR
45	2018	10m Air Rifle Team	Changwon, KOR
49	2018	10m Air Rifle	Munich, GER
54	2019	10m Air Rifle	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
57	2018	10m Air Rifle Team	Munich, GER

Legend
X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Abdurrahman Akgun [brother], TUR

Right eye, right hand (issf-sports.org, 01 Mar 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His brother Abdurrahman Akgun has represented Turkey in shooting, and has served as personal coach for Omer. (aa.com.tr, 12 Mar 2020)

He began shooting in 1996. (issf-sports.org, 01 Mar 2020)

His brothers encouraged him to try the sport. (sporx.com, 31 May 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (aa.com.tr, 12 Mar 2020)

He trains six days a week, including five hours of shooting and two hours of cycling per day. (aa.com.tr, 12 Mar 2020; sporx.com, 31 May 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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