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Tugrul Ozer

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Tugrul Özer
Personal information
Full nameTugrul Ozer
Nationality Canada
Home townToronto, Ontario[1]
Medal record
Men's air pistol
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 10m air pistol

Tugrul Özer is a Canadian sport shooter. Özer won the gold medal in the men's 10-metre air pistol at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[2] Tugrul set the Pan American Games Record on the way to his victory over James Hall in 2023 and secured a quota spot and his qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4] Tugrul's 240.5 score in the final surpassed the previous 237.5 set by Cuba's Jorge Grau in 2019.[5] Following his win he said that "It means a lot, really. There’s a lot of effort behind this performance. I’m very happy to have three prizes, happy to have the gold medal and the qualification for Paris. I plan to do better in Paris. It was a challenging competition."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tugrul Özer profile". Shooting Federation of Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson to play for Pan Am Games gold". Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pan American Games 2023: Canada's Tugrul Ozer takes men's 10m air pistol gold and Games record, obtaining Paris quota". Olympics. October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Calgary's Tugrul sets Pan Am Games Record in air pistol event". Vancouver Sun. October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Dominique Opazo (October 26, 2023). "Tugrul Sets Games Record and Earns Olympic Spot for Paris 2024". Panam Sports.
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