Elis Özbay
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Logistics management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Yeditepe University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Lightweightsingle sculls(LW1x),double sculls(LW2x) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elis Özbay(born 24 July 2001) is a Turkishrowercompeting in thelightweightsingle scullsanddouble scullsevents.[1]She is qualified to participate at the2024 OlympicsinParis,France,[2]as the first Turkish female rower.[3][4]
Career
[edit]In her youth years, Özbay played volleyball five years long. She then switched over torowingwith the encouragement of her physical education teacher in the school. She entered Academy ofFenerbahçe Rowing.[1][5]In the beginning, she found this sport hard because her hands were wounded while rowing.[4]For her development, the club imported acarbon fiberracing shellfrom Italy worth€20,000.[5]
Özbay is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall.[5]
2021
[edit]At the2021 World Rowing CupinZagreb,Croatia, Özbay won the bronze medal in the lightweight single sculls (LW1x) event.[6]
She claimed the gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x) event at the2021 World Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinRačice,Czech Republic.[5][7]
She captured the gold medal with her teammate in the Lightweight Double Sculls (BLW2x) event at the2021 European Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinKruszwica,Poland.[5]
2022
[edit]She won the silver medal in the Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1x) event at the2022 World Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinVarese,Italy.[2][5][8]
She became champion in the Lightweight Single Sculls (BLW1x) event at the2022 European Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinHeindonk,Belgium. [2][8]
At the 2022European Universities Rowing ChampionshipsinGolden Horn, Istanbul,Turkey, she became champion in the lightweight single sculls event.[8]
2023
[edit]At the Croatia Open 2023 inZagreb,Croatia, Özbay took the silver medal in the single sculls (SWA1x) event.[9]
She finished the Final E of the single sculls event at the2023 World Rowing ChampionshipsinBelgrade,Serbia as runner-up ranking 26 in total.[10]
She won the gold medal in the Lightweght Single Scull event at the2023 World Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinPlovdiv,Bulgaria.[1][2][5][11]
2024
[edit]Özbay received the bronze medal in the single sculls event at the 2024 Croatia Open inZagreb,Croatia.[12]
She competed at the Final Qualification Regatta inLucerne,Switzerland in May 2024.According to her ranking,[3]she qualified to represent her country at the2024 OlympicsinParis,France,[2][3]as the first Turkish femalele rower.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Elis Özbay was born on 24 July 2001.[13]
She is a student oflogistics managementatYeditepe University.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Milli kürekçimiz Elis Özbay, U23 Dünya Şampiyonu oldu"(in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 23 July 2023.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^abcde"Milli kürekçi Elis Özbay, Paris 2024 kotası aldı".beIN Sports(in Turkish). 7 June 2024.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^abcd"Fenerbahçeli Elis Özbay tarihe geçti! Olimpiyatlarda ülkemizi temsil edecek ilk kadın kürek sporcusu..."Hürriyet(in Turkish). 7 June 2024.Retrieved26 June2024.
- ^abcAfşar, Sezer; Öetin Arslancan (20 June 2024)."Olimpiyat kotası alan ilk Türk kadın kürek sporcusu Elis Özbay: Paris benim çocukluk hayalim".Demirören News Agency(in Turkish).Retrieved17 June2024.
- ^abcdefgh"F.Bahçe Kulübü sporcusu, milli kürekçi Elis Özbay'ın esas hedefi 2028 olimpiyatlarında kürsü".Hürriyet(in Turkish). 24 July 2023.Retrieved26 June2024.
- ^"Kürekçimiz Elis Özbay'dan Dünya Kupası'nda bronz madalya"(in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 1 May 2021.Retrieved27 June2024.
- ^"2021 Yılı Başarılarımız"(PDF)(in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^abcBostan, Abdullah."Yeditepeli Elis Şampiyon Oldu"(in Turkish). Yeditepe Üniversitesi.Retrieved26 June2024.
- ^"Zagreb Yarıışlarından 10 Madalya İle Dönüyoruz"(in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu.Retrieved27 June2024.
- ^"Büyüklar Dünya Şampiyonası"(in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu.Retrieved26 June2024.
- ^"Race Report: Thirteen new World Rowing Under 23 Champions crowned in Plovdiv, Bulgaria".World Rowing. 23 July 2023.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^"Milli Kürekçilerden 22 Madalyaİle Tarihi Rekor"(in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu.Retrieved27 June2024.
- ^"2021 European Rowing U23 Championships - Media Startlist Lightweight Women's Double"(PDF).World Rowing.Retrieved25 June2024.