Buse Arıkazan (born 8 July 1994) is a Turkish

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er. She is a member of

Enka SK Enkaspor () is a multi-sports club established in 1983 in Istanbul, Turkey by the Turkish construction conglomerate Enka Construction Co. Enkaspor's main activities are in athletics, water polo, tennis and swimming with 353 women and 467 men in ...

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. She holds national records both outdoor and indoor. She studied Exercise and Sport Science at

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in Ankara.

Early life

Buse Arıkan was born in

Altındağ Altındağ is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 123 km2, and its population is 413,994 (2022). It covers the northeastern part of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is . Demographics ...

district of

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, Turkey. She started running sport in the elementary school upon recommendation of her teacher. She drew attention with her success in intraschool competitions. She later unwillingly switched over to pole vault upon the recommendation of the national athletics coach Tayfun Aygün.

Sports career

Arıkazan was the national record holder for juniors with 3.75 m before it was broken by Demet Parlak in 2013. She captured the gold medal at the

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held in

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, Indonesia. She took the bronze medal at the 2015 Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul. During the 2017 Istanbul Cup, she broke the national record first with 4.27 m and then with 4.32 m, which was held by Demet Parlakwith 4.26 m. Arıkazan shared the gold medal with Demet Parlak at the

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held in

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, Azerbaijan. She set the Games record with 4.15 m. She took part at the

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, Italy. She reached 4.30 m and placed sixth rank.

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held in

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, Bulgaria, she added one gold medal to her previous two silver and one bronze medals won at the

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. She became bronze medalist at the 2018 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. At the Cezmi Or Memorial Tournament in 2018, she equaled the national record held by Demet Parlak with 4.30. She won the silver medal at the 2019 Balkan Indoor Championships in Istanbul. During the Istanbul Olympic Indoor Athletics Qualifications in 2019, she set a new national indoor record with 4.36 m, which belonged to Demet Parlak with 4.33 m. Arıkazan became champion at the 2019 Balkan Championships in

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, Bulgaria. She improved her own national record to 4.40 m at the first round of the 2019 Türkcell Athletics Super League in

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. She became silver medalist at the 2020 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

International competitions

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arikazan, Buse 1994 births Living people People from Altındağ, Ankara Sportspeople from Ankara Province Athletes from Ankara Hacettepe University alumni Turkish female pole vaulters Enkaspor athletes 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey European Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games