İsmail Keleş (born 5 March 1988 in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

) is a Turkish

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competing in the

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events. By profession a

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at the

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, the tall athlete at , is a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club, where he is coached by Muhammed Topal. Keleş began with sport shooting in 2007. He has competed since 2008. He qualified for participation in the 10 m air pistol men event at the

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

after he won the silver medal at the

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held in

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. He also competed in the 50 m pistol at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the

2013 European Shooting Championships The 2013 European Shooting Championships (25, 50, 300 m) were held in Osijek, Croatia from 21 July – 4 August 2013. Men's events Pistol Rifle 300 m rifle Women's events Pistol Rifle 300 m rifle Men's Junior events Women's ...

held in

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from 21 July to 4 August, he won the silver in the 50 m pistol event together with his team mates Ömer Alimoğlu and

Yusuf Dikeç Yusuf Dikeç (born January 1, 1973 in Taşoluk, Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. A retired non-commissioned officer of the Turkish Gendarmerie, the tall athlete at is a memb ...

. He competed at the

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in the 10 and 50 m pistol.

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