Seher Tokmak

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Seher Tokmak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 24)
Bolu, Turkey
Alma mater Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Women's Sports shooting
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Seher Tokmak (born 12 April 1999) is a Turkish sports shooter competing in the 10m air pistol event. She set new national records.

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Sport career

She won the junior team event at the 2015 National Sovereignty Aİr Firearms Cup. [1] At the 2015 Atatürk Air Firearms Cup, she placed third in the individual, and second in the team event of the junior category. [2]

At the 2022 European 10 m Events Championships in Hamar, Norway, she and her teammates Şevval İlayda Tarhan and Elif Beyza Aşık set a new European women's team record in 10 m with 861 points. [3] [4]

In April 2023, she set a new national record with 577 points, and became champion in the Turkish Universities Shooting Championship. [5] She defended her title the next year's championship. [6]

Personal life

Seher Tokmak was born in Bolu, Turkey on 12 April 1999. [7] She is a student in Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University. [5]

Refernces

  1. "Havalı Silahlar Ulusal Eegemenlik Kupası" (in Turkish). Bolu Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. "Atatürk Havalı Silahlar Kupası" (in Turkish). Bolu Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. "European Shooting Championship Rifle/Pistol/Running Target 10 m Hamar, NOR 18-28 March 2022 - Results Book" (PDF). European Championship 19 m 2022 Hamar, Norway. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. "Havalı tabancada Avrupa rekoru". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "BAİBÜ'den Türkiye Rekoru". Bolu Takip (in Turkish). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. "lAjanda" (in Turkish). Bolu Abant İzzet Baysa Üniversitesi. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. "Seher Tokmak". ISSF. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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