Hüseyin Atıcı

Hüseyin Atıcı
Personal information
Nationality  Turkey
Born (1986-05-03) 3 May 1986
Tirebolu, Giresun Province, Turkey
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport Shot put
Club Fenerbahçe Athletics
Coached by Dimitar Georgiov Mindov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 20.30 m (2012)

Hüseyin Atıcı (born 3 May 1986) is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in shot put.[1] The 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall athlete at 118 kg (260 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, where he is coached by Dimitar Georgiov Mindov.[2]

He qualified for participation in shot put event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final round.[2][3] At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, Atıcı won the bronze medal.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2007 6th European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 15th (q) 17.27 m
2011 26th Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 8th 18.96 m
2012 14th World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 23rd (q) 18.42 m
21st European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 20.24 m
30th Summer Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th (q) 19.74 m
2013 32nd European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (q) 19.59 m
17th Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 5th 19.53 m
27th Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia 6th 19.34 m
3rd Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd 18.56 m

References

  1. "Hüseyin Atıcı". All Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. "Hüseyin Atıcı Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. "Athletics-Result". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 2013-10-03.

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