Eda Tuğsuz (born 27 March 1997) is a Turkish

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athlete who competes in the

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. She competed in the

at the 2016 European Championships in

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. In 2013, she won at the

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. Tuğsuz holds Turkish record with a throw of 67.21 m. She won the bronze medal at the

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held in

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, Italy.

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Eda Tugsuz
at the

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* * * 1997 births Living people Turkish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Antalya European Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Turkey Olympic female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub