Pınar Akyol

Pınar Akyol
Akyol at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003
Eskişehir, Turkey
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubEskişehir Demirspor
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 17.65 m (2021, Split)
  • Indoor: 17.44 m (2022, Istanbul)
  • U20: 17.88 m (2019, Baku)
Medal record
Women's shot put
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya Shot put
Balkan Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Smederevo Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Izmir Shot put
World Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali Shot put
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås Shot put
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku Shot put

Pınar Akyol (born 2 October 2003) is a Turkish track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. She has won multiple medals at international under-20 and under-23 competitions.

Career

Akyol began athletics in Eskişehir and made her international debut in 2019, winning gold at the Balkan U20 Indoor Championships in Istanbul and the Balkan U20 Championships in Cluj-Napoca.[1] The same year, she took silver at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås with a throw of 16.19 m.[2] She also claimed gold at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku with a personal best of 17.88 m.[3]

In 2021, Akyol won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn and silver at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, throwing 16.80 m and 16.72 m, respectively.[4][5] She set her outdoor personal best of 17.65 m at the European Throwing Cup in Split, Croatia, finishing first.

At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Akyol again won silver, making her the first Turkish athlete to win medals at two different World U20 Championships.[6] The same year, she won silver at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games (held in 2022 in Konya) and placed third at the Balkan Athletics Championships in Izmir in 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Genç atlet Pınar Akyol'dan altın madalya". TRT Haber. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Pınar Akyol'dan gümüş madalya". Anadolu Ajansı. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ "EYOF'ta 4 altın madalya". TMOK. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Pınar Akyol'dan altın madalya". Fanatik. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Pınar Akyol dünya ikincisi". Hürriyet. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pınar Akyol tarihe geçti". Turkish Athletic Federation. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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