Buğra Selimzade
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Buğra Selimzade |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 9 November 1988 Trabzon, Turkey |
| Years active | 2018- |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Air pistol |
| Event(s) | 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol |
| Club | Parla Akademi S.C. |
Medal record | |
Buğra Selimzade (born 9 November 1988 in Trabzon), is a Turkish sport shooter who competes in the pistol event. He is a member of the national team.
Personal life
[edit]Buğra Selimzade, was born in Trabzon, Turkey on 9 November 1988.[1][2] He lives in Trabzon.[3]
He studied Economy in the university.[1]
Early years
[edit]Selimzade developed a passion for shooting with shotgun while he was still in primary school in Trabzon.[1] During his high school years, he tried pistol and rifle shooting.[3][4] Then, he got interested in air pistol shooting, and bought himself an air pistol financed by a bank credit of his father.[3][4][5] His sport shooting career started in 2018.[1][4] After one year of exercise with his coach Murat Örgün,[4][5] he successfully took part at national championships.[4] He became eligible to be selected for the national team when he scored 574 points in 60 shots at the Turkish championship in March 2019.[5] As the shooting range, he used to attend, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, he installed a shooting range at home to continue with exercising.[1] He was a member of Nişantaşı Shooting Club before he transferred to Parla Akademi Sport Club[5][6] and the Hunting Club of Trabzon.[4]
International career
[edit]Selimzade mostly competes in 10m air pistol team events.[4] He exercises shooting seven days a week, at home if he cannot go to the shooting range.[3]
2022
[edit]He was admitted to the national team in 2022.[3][4]
In October 2022, he competed with his teammates, Yusuf Dikeç and İsmail Keleş, in the 10m air pistol team event at the ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. The Turkish team lost the bronze medal match and ranked fourth.[7][8] In the individual event, he ranked seventh.[9]
2023
[edit]Selimzade won the gold medal with his teammates, Dikeç and Keleş, in the 10m air pistol team event at the second leg of the 2023 ISSF World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.[10][11]
He and his teammates, Dikeç and Keleş, captured the gold medal at the 2023 European 10 m Events Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[12]
Selimzade won the silver medal in the 10m air pistol team event with his teammates, Dikeç and Keleş, at the 2023 European Games in Wrocław, Poland.[13]
2024
[edit]At the third leg of the 2024 ISSF World Cup in Granada, Spain, he took the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event.[4][14]
Selimzade and his teammates, Dikeç and Keleş, won the silver medal at the 2024 European 10 m Events Championships in Győr, Hungary.[7]
2025
[edit]He won the gold medal with his teammates, Yusuf Dikeç and İsmail Keleş, in the 10m air pistol trio event at the 2025 European 10 m Events Championships in Osijek, Croatia.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Antrenmanlara evde devam etti, Avrupa şampiyonu oldu!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Bugra Selimzade". ISSF. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Milli atıcı Buğra Tavşan'ın hedefi Avrupa şampiyonluğu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Buğra Selimzade'nin hedefi olimpiyat şampiyonluğu". NNC Haber (in Turkish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Avunduk, Duygu (12 March 2019). "Banka kredisiyle aldığı tabanca milli takımın kapısını açtı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Buğra Selimzade" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atıcılık Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Avrupa Şaöpiyonası 10 m Havalı Tabanca Erkrkler Kategorisinde Takım Olarak Avrupa İkincisiyiz" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atıcılık Federasyonu. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Results 10m Air Pistol Men Team Bronze Medal Match" (PDF). SIYS. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Atıcılıkta Buğra Tavşan 7. oldu". Spor Haberleri 24 (in Turkish). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Milli atıcılardan altın madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Results 10m Air Pistol Team Men Gold Medal Match" (PDF). SIUS. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Havalı Silahlar Avrupa Atıcılık Şampiyonası'nda Millilerimizden Bir Altın Bir Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Krakow Malopolska 2023 Avrupa Oyunları'nın 4. Gününde Team Türkiye 2 Gümüş 2 Bronz Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "ISSF Havalı Silahlar Dünya Kupasında Bronz Madalya Buğra Selimzade'nin" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atıcılık Federasyonu. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Milli atıcılar, Avrupa Şampiyonası'nı altın madalyayla tamamladı!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Results 10m Air Pistol Trio Men Gold Medal Match" (PDF). SIUS. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.