Kuzey Tunçelli
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| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 2007 Kocaeli Province[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kuzey Tunçelli (born 30 August 2007) is a Turkish swimmer who specialises in the 800m and 1500m freestyle swimming events. In 2024, he became both the Junior European and European champion in the 1500m freestyle and he holds the World Junior Record in the event with a time of 14:41.89[2]. He is qualified for participation at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
Career
[edit]2023
[edit]Tunçelli became the first swimmer 15 years or younger with a time under 15 minutes for the 1500m freestyle event in April 2023 at the Turkish National Team Trials held in Edirne.[3][4] At the same meet, he qualified to represent his country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France after he achieved a time of 14:56:67 in the 1500 m freestyle.[5]
He won the gold medal in the 1500m freestyle swimming event at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, and set a Festival record for boys with 14:54.16 on 25 July 2023. In September 2023 he participated in the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, where he won in the 800 m and 1500m freestyle event.[6]
2024
[edit]Tunçelli participated in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships where he reached the 1500 m freestyle final.[7]
In June 2024, he became the 1500 m freestyle European champion in Belgrade.[8]
In July 2024, he won the gold medal in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle at the Junior European Swimming Championships, setting a WJR in the 1500, as well as leading his team of Eren Kuru, Ahmet Burak Işık, and Tuncer Berk Erturk to a bronze in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
Tunçelli is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Geliyorum" diyen başarı". Dokuzuncu Kulvar (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Correspondent, Liz Byrnes-Europe (2024-07-04). "European Juniors: Kuzey Tuncelli, 16, Demolishes 1500 Free WJR In 14:41.89". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Sutherland, James (2023-04-28). "arena Swim of the Week: Kuzey Tuncelli Becomes First 15-Year-Old Sub-15 In 1500 Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Milli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli'nin olimpiyat heyecanı:". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli olimpiyat kotası aldı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Our national swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli broke records and became the World Champion, also received second Olympic quota - Fenerbahçe SK". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli, Dünya Şampiyonası'nda final yüzdü" (in Turkish). 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Belgrade 2024: Greece enjoy glittering final night,". www.len.eu. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli milli yüzücü Kuzey Tunçelli 16 yaşında Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.