Berkim Tümer
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| Full name | Ulaş Berkim Tümer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Akdeniz University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Avcılık ve Atıcılık Spor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yusuf Göktuğ Ergin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ulaş Berkim Tümer (born 30 April 2002) is a Turkish archer competing in recurve events. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of the Turkish men's team.[1][2]
Early life
From Gelibolu, he started archery at the age of nine years-old. He went on to become the Turkish champion in the junior category.[3]
Career
In 2017, Tümer made his debut for the national team and joined the A team in 2020. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Archery Championships in the Men's team recurve event in Berlin.[4][5] That year, they won the European Grand Prix as a team in Umag, Croatia, defeating Switzerland 5-3 in the final.[6]
He was selected to represent Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] In the men's team event he won a bronze medal on 29 July 2024, alongside Mete Gazoz and Muhammet Abdullah Yıldırmış. They were coached by Yusuf Göktuğ Ergin.[8][9] In the singles competition at the games, he lost in the round of 16 against his American opponent Brady Ellison.[10] Alongside Gazoz and Berkay Akkoyun, he was also a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Archery Championships in Essen, coming back from 4-0 down to win 5-4 in the bronze medal match against the Netherlands.[11]
He finished in third place at the Turkish 2025 Indoor Federation Cup held in January 2025. He also won in the team competition at the event to consolidate his place on the national team.[12] At the 2025 European Indoor Archery Championships, the men's recurve team consisting of Mete Gazoz, Berkim Tümer and Abdullah Yıldırmış won the silver medal, losing 5-4 to Italy in the final match.[13]
At the 2025 Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, Turkish archer Ulaş Berkim Tümer won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event by defeating China's Hao Feng 6–4 in the bronze medal match. In addition, the Turkish men's recurve team—composed of Tümer, Berkay Akkoyun, and Abdullah Yıldırmış claimed the bronze medal in the team event by beating Chinese Taipei 6–0 in the third-place match.[14][15]
References
- ^ "ULAS BERKİM TUMER". Olimpedya. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "TUMER Berkim". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ^ ""Çelimsiz" diye geç başladığı okçulukta artık oklarını olimpiyatlar için atıyor" [He started archery late because he was "frail" and now he shoots his arrows for the Olympics]. aa.com.tr (in Turkish). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Turkish archer smashes frailty barrier en route to Paris Olympics". Daily Sabah. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Gelibolulu okçu Ulaş Berkim Tümer, Paris Olimpiyatları yolunda!" [Gallipoli archer Ulaş Berkim Tümer is on his way to the Paris Olympics!]. Çanakkale Boğaz Gazetesi (in Turkish). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Okçuluk Milli Takımı Tümer'le Daha Güzel…" [The National Archery Team is Better with Tümer…]. gelibolununsesi.com (in Turkish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Turkish archers secure Paris Olympics semis spot with win over India". Daily Sabah. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Archery, Paris Olympics 2024: South Korea Win Third Consecutive Gold, Turkey Grab Maiden Medal In Event's History". abplive.com. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Türkiye's archery trio hits bullseye in inspiring young athletes". Daily Sabah. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Cakar, Ercan (4 August 2024). "Milli okçu Ulaş Berkim Tümer, son 16 turunda oyunlara veda etti" [National archer Ulaş Berkim Tümer was eliminated from the games in the last 16 round]. aa.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Turkish golden arrows fly as Mete Gazoz re-hits European bullseye". Daily Sabah. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "CHP Gelibolu İlçe Başkanlığı, Ulaş Berkim Tümer'i tebrik etti" [CHP Gelibolu District Headquarters congratulated Ulaş Berkim Tümer]. canakkalekalem.com (in Turkish). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Okçuluk Milli Takımı, takımlar bazında 3 madalyayla turnuvayı tamamladı" [The National Archery Team completed the tournament with 3 medals on a team basis.]. iha.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Ulaş Berkim Tümerden bronz madalya" [Bronze medal from Ulaş Berkim Tümer]. Hibya Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 25 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Okçuluk Klasik Yay Erkek Takımı FISU 2025'te bronz madalya kazandı" [Archery Classic Bow Men's Team wins bronze medal at FISU 2025]. Haberler.com (in Turkish). 25 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
External links
- Berkim Tümer at World Archery
- Berkim Tümer at Olympics.com
- Berkim Tümer at the Turkish National Olympic Committee (in Turkish)
- Berkim Tümer at Olympedia
- Berkim Tümer at InterSportStats
- Ulaş Berkim Tümer at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Ulaş Berkim Tümer on Instagram