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Mete Gazoz (born 8 June 1999 in Istanbul) is a Turkish recurve archer.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He also represented Turkey at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mete Gazoz
Mete Gazoz, 2021
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gazoz
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 (age 23)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height180 cm (71 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportArchery
Event(s)recurve
Coached byYusuf Göktuğ Ergin
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (23 May 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 0 1
World Cup 3 4 7
European Championships 0 1 1
European Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 2 1 1
World Indoor Championships 0 2 0
World Youth Championships 0 1 0
European Youth Championships 3 0 0
Total 9 9 11
Archery Recurve
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoIndividual
World Championships
2021 YanktonMixed Team
European Championships
2016 Nottingham Individual
2022 MunichIndividual
European Indoor Championships
2019 SamsunMen Team
World Cup
2018 Berlin Individual
2019 Berlin Individual
2019 Berlin Team
2018 Samsun Mixed team
2018 Shanghai Mixed team
2019 Shanghai Mixed team
2019 Shanghai Team
2018 Antalya Mixed team
2018 Berlin Mixed team
2019 Antalya Individual
2019 Antalya Mixed team
2021 Yankton Individual
2022 ParisTeam
2022 Tlaxcala Individual
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 KonyaTeam
2021 Konya Mixed team
2021 Konya Individual
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Recurve Men
2022 Oran Mixed team
2022 Oran Individual
2022 Oran Team
World Indoor Championship
2016 Ankara Junior Men team
2018 Yankton Junior Men's individual
World Youth Championships
2013 Wuxi Junior Men team
2017 Rosario Junior Mixed Team
European Youth Championships
2017 Porec Junior Men's individual
2017 Marathon Junior Men's individual
2018 Patras Junior Men's individual

Sports career


Gazoz began with Archery in 2010. The right-handed archer made his international debut in 2013.[3]

He won the silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships in Wuxi, China. He participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China,[4] in the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan,[5] and in the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[6] Gazoz won the silver medal in the Recurve Cadet Men event at the European Youth Cup Circuit 2015 in Klagenfurt, Austria,[7] and another silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara, Turkey.[8]

Gazoz won his first match on 8 August 2016 in the 2016 Rio Olympics at 1/32 tour against the French Pierre Plihon, with a score of 6–5. At his second match, 1/16 tour, he lost the game 3–7 against the Dutch Sjef Van den Berg.

He won the bronze medal in the Junior Mixed Team event with his teammate Yasemin Anagöz at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

He claimed the silver medal in the Junior Men's individual event at the 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships held in Yankton, South Dakota, United States.[9]

He won the gold medal in individuals 70m category during the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[10]

Mete Gazoz won gold in men's individual archery at Tokyo Olympic Games, bringing his country its first-ever Olympic medal in archery. “I’m feeling great. It’s amazing to be here, it’s amazing to have a gold medal at the Olympics. After 2016, after Rio, I promised myself I would be Olympic Champion next time in Tokyo,” said Gazoz. Gazoz, who defeated Luxembourg's Jeff Henckels in the first round match held on Thursday at the Yumenoshima Archery Field, and Australian Ryan Tyack in the second round match, had advanced to the last 16. He advanced to the quarterfinals by knocking off Australian Taylor Worth in the round of 16 in the morning session. Gazoz eliminated Brady Ellison of the United States, who is ranked number 1 in the world rankings, to book his spot in the semifinals. In the semis, Gazoz defeated Japan's Takaharu Furukawa to advance to the final. Here he competed against Italy's Mauro Nespoli. Gazoz won the match 6-4 and bagged the gold medal.[11][12]

He won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany.[13][14]


References


  1. "Mete Gazoz". Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. "Mete Gazoz". International Archery. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. "2014 Nanjing Yaz Gençlik Olimpiyat Oyunları". Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. "2015 Bakü Avrupa Oyunları". Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. "2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country" (PDF). ianseo.net. pp. 7–18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. "EYC Klagenfurt 2015 – Final Results". International Archery. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. "World Archery Indoor Championships – 2016 Ankara, Turkey – Cpmplete Book" (PDF). World Archery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. "Mete Gazoz dünya ikincisi oldu!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. "ATHLETE PROFILE: GAZOZ Mete". Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. "Turkey wins 1st-ever Olympic medal in archery". Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. "Mete Gazoz wins the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. Houston, Michael (12 June 2022). "German top seeds lose recurve finals at European Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. "2022 European Archery Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.



На других языках

- [en] Mete Gazoz

[fr] Mete Gazoz

Mete Gazoz, né le 8 juin 1999 à Istanbul, est un archer turc.

[it] Mete Gazoz

Mete Gazoz (Istanbul, 8 giugno 1999) è un arciere turco, vincitore della medaglia d'oro nella gara a individuale ai Giochi di Tokyo 2020.

[ru] Газоз, Мете

Мете Газоз (тур. Mete Gazoz; род. 8 июня 1999, Стамбул) — лучник из Турции, олимпийский чемпион, участник двух Олимпийских игр (2016, 2020) и финала Кубка мира.


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