Begül Löklüoğlu

Begül Löklüoğlu (born 28 August 1988 in Ankara, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish female archer competing in the recurve event.[2] The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall athlete at 57 kg (126 lb) is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[3][4]

Begül Löklüoğlu

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	28 August 1988 Ankara, Turkey
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) (2012)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Women's archery
Event(s)	Recurve
Club	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached by	Cumhur Yavaş
Medal record Women's Archery FITA World Cup 2012 Ogden Individual European Championships 2012 Amsterdam Mixed team European Grand Prix 2012 Sofia Individual
Updated on 23 June 2012.

She was born to sporting parents, her father is the archery federation's representative in Antalya and her mother a former volleyball player. Begül started archery at the age of 13. Her brother Berkay, who is two years younger, also competes in archery. She was educated in physical education and sports at Akdeniz University's Vocational College in Antalya.[5]

At the 2012 European Archery Championships held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Löklüoğlu won the bronze medal in the mixed team category along with Yağız Yılmaz.[6]

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the bronze medal at the 2012 FITA Archery World Cup's Stage 3 in Ogden, Utah, USA.[7]

Löklüoğlu won the recurve women event at the 2012 European Grand Prix Archery's 2nd leg held in Sofia, Bulgaria beating her opponent Ksenia Perova from Russia with a score 6-4.[8][9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2005	Festival Olimpico de Tiro con Arco 2005	Merliot. El Salvador		individual	[10]
2006	FITA World Cup, # 1	Porec. Croatia	8th	individual	[10]
2007	FITA World Cup, # 3	Antalya. Turkey	6th	women's team	[10]
	FITA World Cup, # 4	Dover. United Kingdom	8th	women's team	[10]
2009	FITA World Cup, # 1	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	women's team	[10]
2012	FITA World Cup, # 2	Antalya, Turkey	7th	mixed team	[10]
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	individual	[10]
				mixed team	[10]
	FITA World Cup, # 3	Ogden, Utah, USA		individual	[10]
	European Grand Prix-2nd leg	Sofia, Bulgaria		individual	[9]

References

1. "European Outdoor Target Championships 2012-Entries by Name" (PDF). European Archery Championships. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Archery-Begul Lokluoglu". Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
3. "BŞB'den milli isabet". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
4. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyaında-Okçuluk-Begül Löklüoğlu" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
5. "Sporcu ailenin başarılı kızı..." Ajans 1 (in Turkish). 18 April 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
6. "Double Gold for Kristina Berger and Rick Van Der Ven in Amsterdam". Archery. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
7. "Begul Lokluoglu from Turkey". Welt Online. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
8. "Begül'den Altın Madalya" (in Turkish). GSB Spor Genel Müdürlüğü. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
9. "Recurve Women". European Grand Prix Archery. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
10. "Begul Lokluoglu". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.