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| Born | 1 April 2003 Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump, 400 m,800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Muhsine Gezer (born 1 April 2003) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the T20 disability class of mainly middle-distance events 800 m and 1500 m.
Muhsine Gezer was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 1 April 2003. [1]
Gezer competed in the triple jump, 800 m, 100 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events at the 2016 INAS European Athletics Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, and took the bronze medal in triple jump and the gold medal in 800 m. [2] [3]
She won the bronze medal in the 800 m T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom. [1] The same year, she captured the gold medal in the 400 m event at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. [4]
Gezer took the silver medal in the 800 m event, and captured the gold medal in 1500 m event at the 2018 INAS Indoor Athletics Championships in Val-de-Reuil, France. [5]
In 2019, she won a gold medal in the II1 category of the 4 × 200 m relay II1 event and three silver medals in the 800 m, 1500 m and 4 x 400 relay events at the INAS Open European Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [6] She became world champion in the 1500 m T20 (U18) event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. [7]
| Year | Competition | Place | !Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | INAS European Athletics Championships |  Turkey, Ankara | Triple jump |  | 9.26 m [3] |
| 800 m |  | 2:27.02 [3] | |||
| 100 m hurdles | 4th | 34.97 [3] | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | [3] | |||
| 2017 | World Para Athletics Championships |  United Kingdom, London | 800 m T20 | | 2:22.94 PB [1] |
| World Para Athletics Junior Championships |  Switzerland, Nottwil | 400 m T20 (U18) | | 1:02 [4] | |
| 2018 | INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships |  France, Val-de-Reuil | 800 m |  | 2:29.58 [8] |
| 1500 m | | 5:21.23 [8] | |||
| 2019 | World Para Athletics Junior Championships | Switzerland, Nottwil | 1500 m T20 (U18) | | 5:11 [7] |
| INAS Open Europe Indoor Athletics Championships | Turkey, Istanbul | 800m II1 | | 2:20.53 [6] | |
| 1500m II1 | | 5:08.49 [6] | |||
| 4 × 200 m relay II1 | | 1:51.38 [6] | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay II1 | | 4:28.38 [6] |
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