Demet Parlak

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Demet Parlak
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Turkey.svg TUR
Born (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 35)
Pınarlı, Çamoluk, Giresun, Turkey
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Pole vault
Club Fenerbahçe Athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Riyadh Pole vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Konya Pole vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Baku Pole vault
Balkan Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Volos Pole vaılt
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Cluj-Napoca Pole vaılt
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Pitești Pole vaılt
Balkan Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Istanbul Pole vault
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Istanbul Pole vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Istanbul Pole vault
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Istanbul Pole vault
European Champion Clubs Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Mersin Pole vault

Demet Parlak (born 1 January 1990) is a Turkish pole vaulter.

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Sport career

Parkak is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics. [1]

She won her country's first gold medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [2]

She won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. [1]

In 2022, at the postponed 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, she became gold medalist. [3]

She competed at the Athletics at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [4] and won the gold medal. [5] [6]

Personal life

Demet Parlak was born in Pınarlı village of Çamoluk District in Giresun Province as the second child of three to Cemil Parlak, [6] on 1 January 1990. [7] She moved to Adana with her family due to her father's profession. [6]

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionResultNotes
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Uktaine15th Q3.75 m
2014 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey2nd3.90 m
Mediterranean U23 Championships Aubagne, France4th3.86 m
European Team Championships Super League] Braunschweig, Germany10th360 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, USA11th3.90 m
2016 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey1st4.20 m
European Champion Clubs Cup Mersin, Turkey2nd4.30 m
Balkan Championships Pitești, Romania2nd3.80 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan1st4.15 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland12th4.00 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain9th4.01 m
2020 Balkan Championships Cluj-Napoca, Romania3rd4.10 m
2022 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey3rd4.20 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey1st4.00 m
2024 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey3rd4.20 m
2025 European Team Championships Second Division Maribor, Slovenia June6th4.00 m
Balkan Championships Volos, Greece2nd 4.15 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1st4.06 m

References

  1. 1 2 "Demek Parlak Altın Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Sğpr Kulübü. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Demet Parlak'tan tarihi zafer". Eurosport (in Turkish). 27 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Vadinin Gururu Türkiye'nin Altın Sporcusu Demet Parlak Adını Tarihe Yazdırdı". Çampluk Haber (in Turkish). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Çakmak, Fatih (4 November 2025). "Türkiye, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Demet Parlak'tan Sırıkla Atlama Altını Riyad'da Geldi". Milli Fanatikler (in Turkish). 20 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Hedefim Rekor Kırmaktı". Günaydın (in Turkish). 20 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Athletes - Athletics - Türkiye - Alara Atmaca". Islamic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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