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Özkan Baltacı
Özkan Baltacı (born 13 February 1994) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Sport career Baltacı is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul. In age-specific categories, he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships, the bronze medal at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival and finished tenth at the 2012 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and the 2015 European U23 Championships without reaching the final. He finished ninth at the 2016 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, finished fifth at the 2017 Universiade and finished twelfth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed at the 2018 European Championships without reaching the final. He won the gold medal at the Athletics at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. His personal best throw is 76.84 metres, achieved in May 2018 in Mersin. Baltacı represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olymp ...
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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 a population of 2,938,292 (in eleven urban districts), while İzmir Province had a total population of 4,493,242. Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 3,264,154 inhabitants. It extends along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across the Gediz River Delta; to the east along an alluvial plain created by several small streams; and to slightly more rugged terrain in the south. İzmir has more than 3,000 years of recorded history, recorded urban history, and Yeşilova Höyük, up to 8,500 years of history as a human settlement since the Neolithic period. In classical antiquity, the city was known as Smyrna – a name which remained in use in English and various other languages until around 1930, when governmen ...
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2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tallinn, Estonia, at Kadriorg Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Medalists Results Final 10 July Qualifications 9 July Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 European Athletics Championships, Mens hammer throw Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ... Hammer throw at the European Athletics U23 Championships ...
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. Paris was the host city, with events (mainly Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics, football) held in 16 additional cities in metropolitan France, including the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, sailing centre in the second-largest city of France, Marseille, on the Mediterranean Sea, as well as one subsite for Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, surfing in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Paris was awarded the Games at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017. After multiple withdrawals that left only Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris and Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles in contention, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to concurrently award the 2024 and 2028 S ...
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Habertürk
''Habertürk'' (), abbreviated as ''HT'', was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established on 1 March 2009 by Ciner Media Group, drawing on the brand of Ciner's Habertürk TV. It ceased publication on 5 July 2018. The newspaper sold 360,000 copies on its first day of publication. At 10 a.m. local time, the first issue was sold out. The next day's circulation totalled 202,000. On that day, the newspaper's circulation ranked fifth, following the dailies ''Hürriyet'' (448,296), ''Sabah'' (420,148), ''Milliyet ''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. History and profile ''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ...'' (204,477), and '' Vatan'' (204,154). On its first publishing anniversary in 2010, the newspaper sold 380,000 copies, breaking its own record. Supplements ''Habertürk'' was published on weekdays with supple ...
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Maribor
Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the Urban Municipality of Maribor and the Drava Statistical Region, Drava statistical region. Maribor is also the economic, administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia. Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene Lands, Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia. Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Name Maribo ...
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Turkey At The 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division
Turkey participated in 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division held in Maribor, Slovenia with 39 athletes, 20 men and 19 women. The Turkey athletics team have won a total of 9 medals, divided into 3 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes. Turkey recorded a total of 382 points, and ranked at fourth place following Norway. The first three nations were promoted to the First Division of the next championship. Turkey missed the chance by 18 points. Men Women Mixed Legend: * PB –personal best (the best mark achieved by an athlete on a personal level) * SB – season's best (the best mark achieved by an athlete on a personal level within a given season) * NRU23 – national record (for a specific country) for athletes under 23 years of age at the end of the calendar year of the competition. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite web , url=https://www.taf.org.tr/Haber/Detay/avrupa-takimlar-sampiyonasi-1-gun , publisher=Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu , title=Avrupa T ...
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Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the ÃŽle-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ...
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Turkey At The 2024 Summer Olympics
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Mersin
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Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of Naples, province-level municipality is the third most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,958,410 residents, and the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth most populous in the European Union. Naples metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately . Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, since it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope () was e ...
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2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 August. Records Schedule Results Qualification Qualification: 76.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q) Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 European Athletics Championships, Men's Hammer Throw Hammer Throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ... Hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships ...
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2017 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the Olympic Stadium (London), Olympic Stadium on 9 and 11 August. Summary The final started with Aleksei Sokirskiy (ANA)'s 76.22 m early leader. Wojciech Nowicki (POL) slightly improved upon that to 77.36 m but the next thrower Quentin Bigot (FRA) hit the first round leader 77.05 m on the next throw. Near the end of the round, Valeriy Pronkin (ANA) moved into second place with his 77.00 m. In the second round, Sokirskiy improved to 77.50 m, while Olympic champion Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) moved into second with his best of the day 77.22m. In the third round, Nick Miller (athlete), Nick Miller (GBR) put himself into bronze medal position with his 77.31 m best, but two throws later Nowicki threw his best of 78.03 m to take the lead followed by Bigot improving to 77.46 m. Near the end of the round, 2017 #1 PaweÅ‚ Fajdek (POL) took a big lead with a 79.73 m. In the fourth round, Bigot again ...
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