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| Born | 9 July 2003 Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Tech [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event. [2]
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| Club | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event. [2]
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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