Berke Saka

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Berke Saka
Personal information
Born (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)
Istanbul, Turkey
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club Galatasaray
College team Georgia Tech [1]
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Senior level
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Konya 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Konya 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Konya 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Konya 200 m individual medley
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oran 4×100 m medley
Youth level
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rome 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Rome200 m backstroke
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Baku 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Baku200 m medley

Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event. [2]

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Career

Saka is a member of Galatasaray Swimming. He broke the 13-years old national record of Derya Büyükuncu in the 200 m backstroke event with 1:58.08. [3] He set a national record in the 200 metres individual medley event for 17-18 age class with 2:01.58 at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. [4] He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event with 2:01.62 and the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley event with 2:03.25 at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaycan. [5] [6] He won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley, the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event of the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. [7]

He obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8] Saka was the flag bearer for Turkey together with Merve Tuncel at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Pelshaw, Anya (4 October 2021). "Brazilian Joao Victor Caballero to Join Georgia Tech for 2021-2022 Season". SwimSwam . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Berka Saka" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Berke Saka'dan yeni rekor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Berke Saka 17-18 yaş rekorunun yeni sahibi oldu" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Türkiye, EYOF'ta 27 madalya kazandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Rehimov, Mustafa (24 July 2019). "Türk sporculardan Bakü'de 6 madalya". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Milli Takım 15 madalya kazandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Milli yüzücü Berke Saka Tokyo Olimpiyat Oyunları'na kota aldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Olimpiyatları resmen başladı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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