Turkish sport shooter (born 1988)
İsmail Keleş
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Nationality | Turkish |
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Born | (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36) Ankara, Turkey |
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Education | Military |
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Occupation | Gendarmerie NCO |
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Years active | 2007-present |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Country | Turkey |
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Sport | Air pistol |
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Event(s) | 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol |
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Club | Jandarma Gücü |
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Coached by | Yasemin Benay KELES |
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İsmail Keleş (born 5 March 1988 in Ankara) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. By profession a non-commissioned officer at the Turkish Gendarmerie, the 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall athlete at 72 kg (159 lb), is a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club, where he is coached by Muhammed Topal.[1][2]
Keleş began with sport shooting in 2007. He has competed since 2008.[2]
He qualified for participation in the 10 m air pistol men event at the 2012 Summer Olympics after he won the silver medal at the 2012 ISSF World Cup held in Milan, Italy.[1][3] He also competed in the 50 m pistol at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
At the 2013 European Shooting Championships held in Osijek, Croatia from 21 July to 4 August, he won the silver in the 50 m pistol event together with his team mates Ömer Alimoğlu and Yusuf Dikeç.[5]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 10 and 50 m pistol.[6][7]
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