Emel Dereli (born 25 February 1996) is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in shot put and occasionally in discus throw. For the shot put event, she holds a world record in the cadets[1] and a national record in the juniors[2] category. Since 2012, she is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics.[3] She is coached by İhsan Özden.[4]

Emel Dereli
Dereli in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
Zonguldak, Turkey
Sport
SportShot put
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Coached byİhsan Özden
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 18.57 m Shot put (2016)
  • 20.14 m Shot put 3 kg (2013)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Amsterdam Shot put
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lille Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Gateshead Shot put
Balkan Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Istanbul shot put
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oregon Shot put

Career

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Dereli was born in Zonguldak, where she is a student at Vocational High School for Commerce in Zonguldak. She began shot put in 2008, and two years later she was called up for the Turkey national team. She won more than fifty medals at national and international competitions in different age categories.[4]

Dereli took the gold medal in the under 23 category at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing held in Castellón, Spain.[5]

She won the gold medal and set a championship record in the shot put 3 kg event at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine. She is the second ever shot putter in the world exceeding the 20 m mark in the cadets category.[6]

At the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy, she won the gold medal and set a new national record for with 18.04 m.[7]

Dereli won the bronze in the shot put event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[8]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 17th Shot put 16.02 m
European Cup Winter Throwing Bar, Montenegro 3rd Shot put (U23) 16.87 m NJR
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th Shot put 15.86 m
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Castellón, Spain 1st Shot put (U23) 16.78 m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 1st Shot put
(3 kg)
20.14 m CR
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st Shot put 18.04 m NR
European Team Championships Super League Gateshead, United Kingdom 3rd Shot put 17.50 m
12th Discus throw 37.72 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th (q) Shot put 16.60 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 3rd Shot put 16.55 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 1st Shot put 18.40 m NR
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Shot put 18.22 m
2017 European Team Championships Lille, France 1st Shot put 17.97 m
2020 Balkan Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Shot put 17.77 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 11th (q) Shot put 17.83 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (q) Shot put 17.81 m
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Shot put 17.25 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 21st (q) Shot put 16.56 m
2023 World University Games Chengdu, China 4th Shot put 16.85 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 11th Shot put 17.52 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 24th (q) Shot put 17.02 m

References

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  1. ^ "8th IAAF World Youth Championships-Shot Put (3kg) - Girls". IAAF. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Rieti ITA 18–21 July - Shot". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Emel Dereli'yi ağlatan telefon". foto Maç (in Turkish). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b Sevindik, Durmuş (3 January 2013). "16 yaşındaki güllecinin hayali olimpiyatlara katılmak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Emel Dereli'den büyük gurur". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Emel Dereli Dünya Yıldızlar Şampiyonu!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Emel Dereli'den rekor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 22 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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