Birsen Bekgöz (previously known under the married names Birsen Yavuz and Birsen Engin; born October 18, 1980) is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in sprinting events. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team. She studied at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.

Career

She started her sports career in Ankara and became later a member of the club Bursa Nilüfer Belediyespor. During her time at the Near East University in Nicosia, she ran for Northern Cyprus. Bekgöz is currently at Enkaspor in Istanbul.

She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categories 200 metres, 400 m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 relay. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2004Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1st200 m24.30
1st400 m hurdles58.50
2005Turkish ChampionshipsTurkey1st200 m24.29
15th Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain3rd4 × 400 m relay3:40.75l
2010European Team Championships 1st LeagueBudapest, Hungary3rd4 × 400 m relay3:33.50
2011European Team Championships 1st Leagueİzmir, Turkey1st4 × 400 m relay3:29.40 NR
3rd400 m hurdles56.50
201317th Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey2nd4 × 400 m relay3:43.61
3rd Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia1st4 × 100 m relay46.59
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:53.26

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