Özge Akın

{{Short description|Turkish sprinter (born 1985)}}

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| name = Özge Akın

| birth_name = Özge Gürler

| nationality = Turkish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|17}}

| birth_place = Akhisar, Manisa Province, Turkey

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| country = Turkey

| sport = Athletics sprint

| event = 400 m, 400 m hurdles

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| club = Enkaspor, Istanbul

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| coach = Taner Akın

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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Islamic Solidarity Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 Palembang | 4 × 400 m relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Palembang | 400 m hurdles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Mediterranean Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Almería | 4 × 400 m relay }}

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Özge Akın (née Gürler, born June 17, 1985) is a Turkish sprinter competing in the 400 m events. She is the current Turkish record holder of the 400 m hurdles events. Following her marriage to her coach, her surname changed to Akın, although she was also subsequently known by the surname Akın-Gürler.{{cite web|title=Özge Akın-Gürler|website=Olympic.org|url=https://www.olympic.org/ozge-akin-gurler|accessdate=2020-01-21}}

Competing initially in the long jump and running sprint and middle distance, she specialized in 400 m and 400 m hurdles following her coach's recommendation. Özge Gürler was a member of İzmir Gençlik sports club, Anadolu University, Ankara MTA and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality sports club{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2004/04/12/gny111.html |newspaper=Sabah |title=Hayali, bir sponsor bir de ev |author=Eser, Ali|date=2004-04-12 |language=tr|accessdate=2010-05-15 }} before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul. She studied Physical Education and Sports at the Ege University in İzmir.{{cite news |url=http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=336928|newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Yıldız adayı 10 Türk atlet |author=Uluagay, Alp |date=2005-07-24 |language=tr|accessdate=2010-05-15 }}

Özge Gürler participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the 4 × 100 m relay, 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay events. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Birsen Bekgöz, Pınar Saka and Binnaz Uslu in 4 × 400 m relay.{{cite news |url=http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2005/07/03/spo109.html |newspaper=Sabah |title=Elinize sağlık-Atletizmde de 2 bronz |author=Aydın, Mert |date=2005-07-03 |language=tr|accessdate=2010-05-12}}

She was admitted to the Turkey's national athletic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the 400 m hurdles{{cite news |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Spor/SonDakika.aspx?aType=SonDakika&ArticleID=973921 |newspaper=Milliyet |title=Milli Atletler Merve Aydın ve Özge Gürler Çin Seddi'nde |date=2008-08-02|language=tr|accessdate=2010-05-15 }} despite an injury at her foot. However, since her injury could not be cured out completely, she did not show at the competition's final run.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2008/spor/olimpiyatlar/08/16/sakat.ozge.gurler.cekildi/490655.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Sakat Özge Gürler çekildi |date=2008-08-16 |language=tr|accessdate=2010-05-15}}

Özge Akın qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=494 |publisher=GSB |title=Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Elif Yıldırım |language=tr|accessdate=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221126/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=494 |archivedate=2013-10-04}}{{cite news |url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/printnews.aspx?DocID=21014126 |newspaper=Hürriyet | title=4 × 400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü|date=2012-07-19 |language=tr|accessdate=2012-07-21 }} She won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Birsen Engin, Esma Aydemir and Sema Apak as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.{{cite web |url=http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3/0 |publisher=The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games |title=Athletics-Results |accessdate=2013-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003180333/http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3/0 |archivedate=2013-10-03}}