Oğuzhan Tüzün (born 20 October 1982) is a Turkish

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competing in the trap event. The tall athlete at is a member of İstanbul Hunting and Shooting Sports Club and is coached by Diego Gasperini.

Biography

Tüzün started sport shooting with his father's encouragement in 1996 at the age of 15. His father Özer Tüzün, a dentist, is a passionate hunter and shooter, who personally coaches his son. Oğuzhan Tüzün works as a teacher following his graduation from the Sports Academy in physical education and sports. He became already Turkish champion in the cadets category in 1997. At the age of 18, he participated at the

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, Australia placing 30th. He won the silver medal in the junior category at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in

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, Finland. Tüzün represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final. He placed 4th at the

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, Spain. In 2009, he won the bronze medal at the World Shotgun Championships held in

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, Slovenia. Tüzün became gold medalist at the 2010 ISSF World Cup Final held in

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 ...

, Turkey and repeated his success at the 2011 ISSF World Cup in Concepción, Chile. This result brought him the qualification to the

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, where he finished in 24th.

Achievements

References

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