Tuğba Danışmaz (born 1 September 1999
) is a Turkish
track and field
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athlete competing in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
and
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
.
She won the gold medal for the triple jump at the
2023 European Indoor Championships. Danışmaz claimed silver and gold at the
2019
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and
2021 European Under-23 Championships respectively.
Danışmaz is the
Turkish national record holder for the triple jump both outdoors and indoors.
Sports career
Tuğba Danışmaz competes for
Enka SK in
Istanbul
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.
She participated at the 2018
Balkan Athletics U20 Championships in
Istanbul
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, Turkey, and placed fifth in the triple jump event.
Danışmaz competed in the long jump and triple junp events at the 2019 Turkish Athletics Super League's first leg in
Bursa
Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...
, and broke 12-year old triple jump national under-23 record with 13.80 metres.
She won the silver medal in the triple jump event at the
2019 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 12th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was held in Gävle, Sweden from 11 to 14 July.
Medal summary
Men Track
* Medal ...
held in
Gävle, Sweden, improving her own Turkish U23 record.
Achievements
International competitions
Personal bests
*
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
– 6.51 (
Bursa
Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...
2022)
** Long jump indoor – 6.32 (
Istanbul
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2022)
*
Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
– 14.57 (
Rome
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2024)
** Triple jump indoor – 14.31 (
Istanbul
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2023)
National titles
*
Turkish Athletics Championships
**
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
: 2021, 2022
**
Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
*
Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships
**
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
: 2020
**
Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
: 2022
References
External links
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Living people
1999 births
Turkish female long jumpers
Turkish female triple jumpers
Enkaspor athletes
European Games competitors for Turkey
European Games silver medalists for Turkey
European Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey
FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
Aydın Adnan Menderes University alumni
Athletes from Ankara
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Turkish Athletics Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Turkey