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Place of Birth: Akhisar, Turkey
About Özge Akın
- Özge Akin (née Gürler, born June 17, 1985) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 400m events.
- She is the current Turkish record holder of 400 m and 400 m hurdles events.
- Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akin. Competing initially in the long jump and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation.
- Özge Gürler was a member of Izmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul.
- She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in Izmir.Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4x100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay events.
- She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pinar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4x400 m relay.She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for 400 m hurdles despite an injury at her foot.
- However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run.Özge Akin qualified for participation in the 4x400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- She won a silver medal in the 4x400 m relay event with her teammates Birsen Engin, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.
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