Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976) is a Turkish

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athlete competing in the discus and occasionally

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. The tall athlete at is a member of

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, where he is coached by Teodoru Agachi. He took part at the

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, Greece. With his throw of 58.17 m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the

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, and won the bronze medal with his performance of 59.16 m. He was ranked 44th in the world's best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres (Turkish record) set on July 4, 2004, in

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. In March 2007 in

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he improved the record to 64.34 metres. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, but finished last and did not reach the final. Ercüment Olgundeniz won the silver medal at the

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held in

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, Italy. On May 27, 2012, he improved his national record from 66.89 m set in 2011 to 67.50 m at the European Champion Clubs Cup held in

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, Portugal winning the silver medal. He qualified for participation in the

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event at the

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, but did not reach the final. At the

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held in

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, Turkey, he became silver medalist in the discus event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olgundeniz, Ercument 1976 births Living people Fenerbahçe athletes Enkaspor athletes Turkish male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Turkey Sportspeople from İzmir Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Turkish sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen