Ercüment Olgundeniz
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Ercument Olgundeniz (Turkish: Ercüment Olgundeniz), born on July 7, 1976 is a Turkish athlete competing in discus throw and shot put.
He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With his throw of 58.17m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won bronze medal with his performance of 59.16m. He ranked 44th in the world best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49m (Turkey record) set on July 4, 2004 in Istanbul.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Shot put
[edit] Discus throw
- 1996
- Turkish Championships – 57.30m 1st place
- 1997
- Turkish Championships – 56.98m 1st place
- 1998
- Balkan Athletics Championship in Yugoslavia 3rd place
- Turkish Championships – 57.37m 1st place
- European Cup C Final– 55.36m 1st place
- 1999
- Turkish Championships – 56.21m 1st place
- 2000
- European Cup C Final in Slovakia – 57.23m 1st place
- Turkish Championships – 57.51m 1st place
- 2001
- Balkan Athletics Championships in Greece 2nd place
- Cezmi Or Memorial in Turkey 3rd place
- Turkish Championships – 58.47m 1st place
- 2002
- Fajer Athletics Games in Iran 2nd place
- 2003
- European Cup C Final in Istanbul 3rd place
- Balkan Athletics Championships in Greece 3rd place
- Qualifications for the 2004 Olympics in Turkey 1st place
- 2004
- Turkish Championships – 61.35m 1st place
- European Cup C Final– 59.60m 1st place
- Balkan Athletics Championship in Istanbul, Turkey– 63.49m (Turkey record) 1st place
- 2005
- European Winter Throwing Cup in Mersin, Turkey – 59.21m 6th place
Olgundeniz is a member of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club. His coach is Ercan Erden.
