Elis Özbay (born 24 July 2001) is a Turkish rower competing in the lightweight single sculls and double sculls events.[1] She is qualified to participate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France,[2] as the first Turkish female rower.[3][4]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Logistics management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Yeditepe University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Lightweight single sculls (LW1x), double sculls (LW2x) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn her youth years, Özbay played volleyball five years long. She then switched over to rowing with the encouragement of her physical education teacher in the school. She entered Academy of Fenerbahçe Rowing.[1][5] In the beginning, she found this sport hard because her hands were wounded while rowing.[4] For her development, the club imported a carbon fiber racing shell from Italy worth €20,000.[5]
Özbay is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall.[5]
2021
editAt the 2021 World Rowing Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, Özbay won the bronze medal in the lightweight single sculls (LW1x) event.[6]
She claimed the gold medal in the Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x) event at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in Račice, Czech Republic.[5][7]
She captured the gold medal with her teammate in the Lightweight Double Sculls (BLW2x) event at the 2021 European Rowing U23 Championships in Kruszwica, Poland.[5]
2022
editShe won the silver medal in the Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1x) event at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy.[2][5][8]
She became champion in the Lightweight Single Sculls (BLW1x) event at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Heindonk, Belgium. [2][8]
At the 2022 European Universities Rowing Championships in Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey, she became champion in the lightweight single sculls event.[8]
2023
editAt the Croatia Open 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia, Özbay took the silver medal in the single sculls (SWA1x) event.[9]
She finished the Final E of the single sculls event at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia as runner-up ranking 26 in total.[10]
She won the gold medal in the Lightweght Single Scull event at the 2023 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[1][2][5][11]
2024
editÖzbay received the bronze medal in the single sculls event at the 2024 Croatia Open in Zagreb, Croatia.[12]
She competed at the Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland in May 2024.According to her ranking,[3] she qualified to represent her country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France,[2][3] as the first Turkish femalele rower.[3][4]
Personal life
editElis Özbay was born to Efsun and Salih Özbay on 24 July 2001.[13]
She is a student of logistics management at Yeditepe University.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Milli kürekçimiz Elis Özbay, U23 Dünya Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Milli kürekçi Elis Özbay, Paris 2024 kotası aldı". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Fenerbahçeli Elis Özbay tarihe geçti! Olimpiyatlarda ülkemizi temsil edecek ilk kadın kürek sporcusu..." Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Afşar, Sezer; Öetin Arslancan (20 June 2024). "Olimpiyat kotası alan ilk Türk kadın kürek sporcusu Elis Özbay: Paris benim çocukluk hayalim". Demirören News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "F.Bahçe Kulübü sporcusu, milli kürekçi Elis Özbay'ın esas hedefi 2028 olimpiyatlarında kürsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Kürekçimiz Elis Özbay'dan Dünya Kupası'nda bronz madalya" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "2021 Yılı Başarılarımız" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Bostan, Abdullah. "Yeditepeli Elis Şampiyon Oldu" (in Turkish). Yeditepe Üniversitesi. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Zagreb Yarıışlarından 10 Madalya İle Dönüyoruz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Büyüklar Dünya Şampiyonası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Race Report: Thirteen new World Rowing Under 23 Champions crowned in Plovdiv, Bulgaria". World Rowing. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Milli Kürekçilerden 22 Madalyaİle Tarihi Rekor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kürek Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "2021 European Rowing U23 Championships - Media Startlist Lightweight Women's Double" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
edit- Elis Ozbay at World Rowing
- Elis Ozbay at Olympics.com
- Elis Ozbay at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Elis Özbay at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Elis Özbay at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)