Özge Akın (née Gürler, born June 17, 1985) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the

400 m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

events. She is the current Turkish record holder of the 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın, although she was also subsequently known by the surname Akın-Gürler. Competing initially in the

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and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation.

Özge Özge is a common female Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Özge" means "Different", "Distinct", "Unique", "Ablude", and/or "Daredevil". People * Özge Akın (born 1985), Turkish sprinter * Özge Bayrak (born 1992), Turkish badminton player * � ...

Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club,

Anadolu University Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...

, Ankara MTA and

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

Metropolitan Municipality sports club before she transferred to Enkaspor in

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. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the

Ege University Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive ...

in İzmir. Özge Gürler participated at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

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in the

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, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events. She ran

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with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 m relay. She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

for the 400 m hurdles despite an injury at her foot. However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run. Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Birsen Engin,

Esma Aydemir Esma Aydemir (born January 1, 1992, in Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey) is a Turkish middle distance and long-distance runner competing mostly in the 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and marathon events. She began with running in Ka ...

and Sema Apak as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the

2013 Islamic Solidarity Games The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games ( Indonesian: ''Pesta Olahraga Solidaritas Islam 2013'') was an international sporting event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 22 September to 1 October 2013. The 2009 event, originally scheduled to take place in ...

held in

Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...

, Indonesia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akin, Ozge 1985 births Living people People from Akhisar Sportspeople from Manisa Province Enkaspor athletes Turkish female sprinters Ege University alumni Turkish female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Manisa Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey