Muhsine Gezer

Muhsine Gezer

Personal information
Born	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21) Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Para-Athletics
Disability class	T20
Event(s)	Triple jump, 400 m,800 m, 1500 m
Medal record Track and field Representing  Turkey World Para Athletics Championships 2017 London 800 m T20 INAS European Championships 2016 Ankara Triple jump 2016 Ankara 800 m INAS World Indoor Championships 2018 Val-de-Reuil 800 m 2018 Val-de-Reuil 1500 m INAS European Indoor Championships 2019 Istanbul 800m II1 2019 Istanbul 1500m II1 2019 Istanbul 4 x 200m relay II1 2019 Istanbul 4 x 400m relay II1 World Para Athletics Junior Championships 2019 Nottwil 1500m T20 (U18) 2017 Nottwil 400m T20 (U18)

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.

Private life

Muhsine Gezer was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 1 April 2003.^[1]

Sports career

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]

Achievements

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]

• DQ: Disqualified
• PB: Personal Best

References

1. "Women's 800m T20 Final" (PDF). Worls Para Athletics Championships 2017 London. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
2. "INAS'ta madalya rekoru". Sabah (in Turkish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "2016 European Championships, Turkey Results & Records" (PDF). INAS For Para-Athletics with an intellectual disability. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
4. "Muhsine Gezer, Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
5. Aslıtüce, Hüseyin; İbrahim Yıldız (5 March 2018). "Dünya üçüncüsü özel sporcular yurda döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
6. "9th INAS Open European Indoor Athletics Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
7. "Özel Sporcu Muhsine Gezer ikinci kez dünya şampiyonu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
8. "Val De Reuil (Stade Couvert Jesse Owens) le 02 - 04 mars 2018" (PDF). INAS World Indoor Athletics IND. Retrieved 7 August 2019.