# Mete Gazoz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mete_Gazoz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mete_Gazoz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mete_Gazoz > Source revision: 1355885320 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Turkish archer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Mete Gazoz | image = Mete Gazoz (51830013773).jpg | caption = Gazoz in 2021 | headercolor = lightsteelblue | full_name = | nickname = Gazoz | nationality = Turkish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), Turkey | height = 180 cm | weight = 60 kg | country = {{flagcountry|Turkey}} | sport = [Archery](/source/Archery) | event = [recurve](/source/Recurve_bow) | club = İstanbul Okçuluk GSK | coach = [Yusuf Göktuğ Ergin](/source/Yusuf_G%C3%B6ktu%C4%9F_Ergin) | highestranking = 1 (23 May 2022) | show-medals = yes 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{{MedalCompetition|Conquest Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2024 İstanbul|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|Kahraman Bagatir Spring Arrows}} {{MedalGold|2023 Antalya|Individual}} {{MedalGold|2023 Antalya|Mixed team}} {{MedalGold|2024 Antalya|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Antalya|Mixed team}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Antalya|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Veronica Cup}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kamnik|Individual}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kamnik|Mixed team}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kamnik|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Kamnik|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Kamnik|Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Indoor Championship](/source/World_Indoor_Archery_Championships) }} {{MedalSilver|[2016 Ankara](/source/2016_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships) | Junior Men team }} {{MedalSilver|[2018 Yankton](/source/2018_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships) | Junior Men's individual }} {{MedalCompetition|[World Youth Championships](/source/World_Youth_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver|[2013 Wuxi](/source/2013_World_Archery_Youth_Championships) |Junior Men team }} {{MedalBronze|[2017 Rosario](/source/2017_World_Archery_Youth_Championships) |Junior Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Youth Championships](/source/European_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|2017 Porec|Junior Men's individual }} {{MedalGold|2017 Marathon|Junior Men's individual}} {{MedalGold|2017 Marathon|Junior Men team}} {{MedalGold|2018 Patras|Junior Men's individual}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Marathon|Junior Mixed team}} }} '''Mete Gazoz''' (born 8 June 1999 in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul)) is a Turkish [recurve](/source/Recurve_bow) [archer](/source/archery).{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.sport/profile/13418/mete-gazoz/biography |title=Mete Gazoz |website=worldarchery.sport |publisher=[World Archery Federation](/source/World_Archery_Federation) |access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729000900/https://worldarchery.sport/profile/13418/mete-gazoz/biography |url-status=live}} He won the gold medal in the [men's individual](/source/Archery_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual) event at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) held in Tokyo, Japan,{{Cite web |url=https://www.turksporu.com.tr/sporcu-detay/mete-gazoz |title=TURKSPORU – Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz |website=turksporu.com.tr |access-date=12 August 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801233404/https://www.turksporu.com.tr/sporcu-detay/mete-gazoz |url-status=dead}} and a bronze medal in the [men's team](/source/Archery_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team) event at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics). He also [represented Turkey](/source/Turkey_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the [2023 World Archery Championships](/source/2023_World_Archery_Championships) held in Berlin, Gazoz won the men's individual recurve title, defeating Canadian archer [Eric Peters](/source/Eric_Peters_(archer)) and becoming the first Turkish archer to win a recurve gold medal at the World Championships. He later added a mixed team recurve European title and an individual bronze medal at the [2026 European Archery Championships](/source/2026_European_Archery_Championships) in Antalya. ==Sports career== Gazoz began Archery in 2010. The right-handed archer made his international debut in 2013. He won the silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the [2013 World Archery Youth Championships](/source/2013_World_Archery_Youth_Championships) in [Wuxi](/source/Wuxi), China. He participated in the [2014 Summer Youth Olympics](/source/2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics) in [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), China, in the [2015 European Games](/source/Turkey_at_the_2015_European_Games) in [Baku](/source/Baku), Azerbaijan, and in the [2015 World Archery Championships](/source/2015_World_Archery_Championships) in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark. Gazoz won the silver medal in the Recurve Cadet Men event at the European Youth Cup Circuit 2015 in [Klagenfurt](/source/Klagenfurt), Austria, and another silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the [2016 World Indoor Archery Championships](/source/2016_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships) in [Ankara](/source/Ankara), Turkey. Gazoz won his first match on 8 August 2016 in the [2016 Rio Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) at 1/32 tour against the French [Pierre Plihon](/source/Pierre_Plihon), with a score of 6–5. At his second match, 1/16 tour, he lost the game 3–7 against the Dutch [Sjef Van den Berg](/source/Sjef_Van_den_Berg). He won the bronze medal in the Junior Mixed team event with his teammate [Yasemin Anagöz](/source/Yasemin_Anag%C3%B6z) at the [2017 World Archery Youth Championships](/source/2017_World_Archery_Youth_Championships) in [Rosario, Santa Fe](/source/Rosario%2C_Santa_Fe), Argentina. He claimed the silver medal in the Junior Men's individual event at the [2018 World Indoor Archery Championships](/source/2018_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships) held in [Yankton, South Dakota](/source/Yankton%2C_South_Dakota), United States. He won the gold medal in individuals 70m category during the [2018 Mediterranean Games](/source/2018_Mediterranean_Games) held in [Tarragona, Spain](/source/Tarragona%2C_Spain). Mete Gazoz won gold in men's individual archery at [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games), bringing his country its first-ever Olympic medal in archery. “I’m feeling great. It’s amazing to be here, it’s amazing to have a gold medal at the Olympics. After 2016, after Rio, I promised myself I would be Olympic Champion next time in Tokyo,” said Gazoz. Gazoz, who defeated Luxembourg's [Jeff Henckels](/source/Jeff_Henckels) in the first round match held on Thursday at the Yumenoshima Archery Field, and Australian [Ryan Tyack](/source/Ryan_Tyack) in the second round match, had advanced to the last 16. He advanced to the quarterfinals by knocking off Australian [Taylor Worth](/source/Taylor_Worth) in the round of 16 in the morning session. Gazoz eliminated [Brady Ellison](/source/Brady_Ellison) of the United States, who is ranked number 1 in the world rankings, to book his spot in the semifinals. In the semis, Gazoz defeated Japan's [Takaharu Furukawa](/source/Takaharu_Furukawa) to advance to the final. Here he competed against Italy's [Mauro Nespoli](/source/Mauro_Nespoli). Gazoz won the match 6–4 and bagged the gold medal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/turkey-wins-1st-ever-olympic-medal-in-archery/2319954 |title=Turkey wins 1st-ever Olympic medal in archery |website=aa.com.tr |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301181950/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/turkey-wins-1st-ever-olympic-medal-in-archery/2319954 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/200404/mete-gazoz-wins-tokyo-2020-olympic-games |title=Mete Gazoz wins the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games |website=worldarchery.sport |publisher=World Archery Federation |date=31 July 2021 |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801235005/https://worldarchery.sport/news/200404/mete-gazoz-wins-tokyo-2020-olympic-games |url-status=live}} He won the bronze medal in the [men's individual recurve](/source/2022_European_Archery_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_recurve) event at the [2022 European Archery Championships](/source/2022_European_Archery_Championships) held in Munich, Germany.{{Cite news |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=12 June 2022 |title=German top seeds lose recurve finals at European Archery Championships |work=[InsideTheGames.biz](/source/Inside_The_Games) |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124391/european-archery-champs-2022-5 |access-date=12 June 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 European Archery Championships Results Book |website=World Archery Europe |url=https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EACMunich22.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612160800/https://www.archeryeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BOOK_EACMunich22.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2022 |access-date=12 June 2022}} Mete Gazoz won the gold medal at the [2023 World Archery Championships](/source/2023_World_Archery_Championships) held in Berlin, Germany by defeating Canadian [Eric Peters](/source/Eric_Peters_(archer)) 6–4 in the men's individual classical final as a result of 28–27, 28–30, 24–28, 30–28 and 28–29 sets. He defeated El Salvadoran Óscar Ticas 7–3 in the first round, Indian Tushar Prabhakar Shelke 6–0 in the second round, Swiss Florian Faber 6–0 in the third round, American [Brady Ellison](/source/Brady_Ellison) 6–0 in the fourth round, Chilean [Ricardo Soto](/source/Ricardo_Soto) 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Brazilian [Marcus D'Almeida](/source/Marcus_Vinicius_D'Almeida) 7–3 in the semifinals to reach the final.{{Cite web |title=Mete Gazoz 6-4 Eric Peters MAÇ SONUCU ÖZET Milli okçumuz Dünya Şampiyonu! |url=https://www.fotomac.com.tr/digersporlar/2023/08/06/mete-gazoz-6-4-eric-peters-mac-sonucu-ozet-milli-okcumuz-dunya-sampiyonu |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Fotomaç}} By winning the silver medal at the 2023 World Archery Championships, the men's classical men's national team consisting of Mete Gazoz, [Berkim Tümer](/source/Berkim_T%C3%BCmer) and [Muhammed Yıldırmış](/source/Muhammed_Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1rm%C4%B1%C5%9F) came second in the world. Turkey has achieved a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics in both team and individual in men's classical men's archery.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2023 |title=Mete Gazoz Dünya Şampiyonu oldu |url=https://www.trthaber.com/foto-galeri/mete-gazoz-dunya-sampiyonu-oldu/58520.html |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=www.trthaber.com |language=tr}} In 2023, he was honored for the third time with the ''Best Men's Recurve Archer of the Year'' award of the [World Archery Federation](/source/World_Archery_Federation) following in 2018 and 2021. He won the gold medal in the [men's individual recurve](/source/2024_European_Archery_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_recurve) event at the [2024 European Archery Championships](/source/2024_European_Archery_Championships) held in Essen, Germany by defeating Slovenian Den Habjan Malavašič 6–0 in the men's individual classical final match in 29–25, 26–25, 30–28 sets. Gazoz had reached the final by eliminating Luxembourg's Pit Klein 6–0, Dutch [Steve Wijler](/source/Steve_Wijler) 6–0, Dutch Gijs Broeksma 6–0, and French [Baptiste Addis](/source/Baptiste_Addis) 7–1 in the semifinals.{{Cite web |title=2024 European Archery Championships Results Book |url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2024/17750/BOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512203357/https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2024/17750/BOOK.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=IANSEO}} In the [men's team recurve](/source/2024_European_Archery_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_recurve) event team consisting of Mete Gazoz, [Berkim Tümer](/source/Berkim_T%C3%BCmer) and [Berkay Akkoyun](/source/Berkay_Akkoyun) won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 5–4 in the third place match. Gazoz became the first archer to hold the Olympic, World and European championships at the same time.{{Cite web |title=Tarihe Geçti: Milli Gururumuz Mete Gazoz Avrupa Şampiyonu! |url=https://onedio.com/haber/milli-gururumuz-mete-gazoz-avrupa-sampiyonu-oldu-1222020 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Onedio |language=tr}} Mete Gazoz reached the quarterfinals of the men's individual competition at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris, France, defeating Chilean Andrés Gallardo 6-0 in the first round, Taiwanese Tang Chih-chun 6-2 in the second round and French Thomas Chirault 6-5 in the third round. He lost 6-4 to South Korea's Kim Woo-jin in the quarterfinals and finished seventh in the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Olympic Archery Schedule & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/archery |work=[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |access-date=13 July 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806155748/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/archery |archive-date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=GAZOZ Mete |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mete-gazoz_1565000 |work=[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730130509/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mete-gazoz_1565000 |archive-date=30 July 2024}} At the 2024 Summer Olympics, the men's national team consisting of Mete Gazoz, [Berkim Tümer](/source/Berkim_T%C3%BCmer) and [Abdullah Yıldırmış](/source/Abdullah_Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1rm%C4%B1%C5%9F) won the bronze medal by defeating China 6-4 in the third place match. This medal was the first medal won by Turkey in team competitions at the Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/18000566 |work=Olympedia |title=Team, Men |access-date=21 June 2021}} He won the silver medal at the [2025 European Indoor Archery Championships](/source/2025_European_Indoor_Archery_Championships) in Samsun, Turkey, losing 7-3 to Bulgarian Ivan Banchev in the final match of the men's classical bow individual competition.{{cite web |title=Avrupa Salon Okçuluk Şampiyonası'nda Mete Gazoz'dan gümüş madalya! |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/avrupa-salon-okculuk-sampiyonasinda-mete-gazozdan-gumus-madalya-7315050 |publisher=milliyet.com.tr |access-date=23 February 2025}} At the 2025 European Indoor Archery Championships, the men's classical bow national team consisting of Mete Gazoz, [Berkim Tümer](/source/Berkim_T%C3%BCmer) and [Abdullah Yıldırmış](/source/Abdullah_Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1rm%C4%B1%C5%9F) won another silver medal, losing 5-4 to Italy in the final match.{{cite web |title=Okçuluk Milli Takımı, takımlar bazında 3 madalyayla turnuvayı tamamladı |url=https://www.iha.com.tr/samsun-haberleri/okculuk-milli-takimi-takimlar-bazinda-3-madalyayla-turnuvayi-tamamladi-196279646 |publisher=iha.com.tr |access-date=23 February 2025}} At the first stage of the [2026 Archery World Cup](/source/2026_Archery_World_Cup) in [Puebla](/source/Puebla), Mexico, Gazoz won bronze in the men's individual recurve event, silver in the men's team event with [Berkay Akkoyun](/source/Berkay_Akkoyun) and [Berkim Tümer](/source/Berkim_T%C3%BCmer), and bronze in the mixed team event with [Elif Berra Gökkır](/source/Elif_Berra_G%C3%B6kk%C4%B1r).{{cite web |title=Zhu Jingyi leads Chinese podium sweep in recurve women at Puebla 2026 |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/202385/zhu-jingyi-leads-chinese-podium-sweep-recurve-women-puebla-2026 |website=World Archery |date=12 April 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026}}{{cite web |title=USA edges Türkiye in pulsating match for recurve men team gold in Puebla |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/202378/usa-edges-turkiye-pulsating-match-recurve-men-team-gold-puebla |website=World Archery |date=12 April 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026}} At the second stage in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai), China, he won silver in the men's individual recurve event after losing 6–4 to Li Mengqi in the final.{{cite web |title=Li Mengqi announces himself with Shanghai gold |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/202429/li-mengqi-announces-himself-shanghai-gold |website=World Archery |date=10 May 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026}} At the 2026 European Grand Prix first leg in Antalya, Gazoz won bronze medals in the men's individual recurve and men's team recurve events.{{cite web |title=Avrupa Grand Prix 1. Ayak Sona Erdi |url=https://www.okculuk.org.tr/avrupa-grand-prix-1-ayak-sona-erdi/ |website=Turkish Archery Federation |date=26 April 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026 |language=tr}} At the [2026 European Archery Championships](/source/2026_European_Archery_Championships), also held in Antalya, Gazoz and Elif Berra Gökkır won the mixed team recurve title after defeating France 6–0 in the final.{{cite web |title=2026 European Outdoor Championships – Recurve Mixed Team Result Brackets |url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2026/28286/TBRX.pdf |website=Ianseo |access-date=24 May 2026}} Gazoz also won bronze in the men's individual recurve event by defeating Baptiste Addis 6–2 in the bronze-medal match.{{cite web |title=2026 European Outdoor Championships – Recurve Men Result Brackets |url=https://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2026/28286/IBRM.pdf |website=Ianseo |access-date=24 May 2026}} == Honours == ; [World Archery Federation](/source/World_Archery_Federation) : ''Best Men's Recurve Archer of the Year'' (3): 2018, 2021, 2023. == References == {{reflist|30em|refs= {{cite web |title=2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country |url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2015/539/BOOK.pdf |website=ianseo.net |pages=7–18 |accessdate=26 August 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925214449/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2015/539/BOOK.pdf |url-status=live}} {{cite web |url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2016/1279/BOOK.pdf?time=2016-03-06+14%3A47%3A02 |title=World Archery Indoor Championships – 2016 Ankara, Turkey – Cpmplete Book |website=ianseo.net |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308102921/http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2016/1279/BOOK.pdf?time=2016-03-06+14%3A47%3A02 |url-status=live}} {{cite web |url=http://worldarchery.org/athlete/13418/mete-gazoz |title=Mete Gazoz |website=worldarchery.sport |publisher=World Archery Federation |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424175837/http://worldarchery.org/athlete/13418/mete-gazoz |url-status=live}} {{cite web |url=http://www.archeryeurope.org/index.php/news/460-eyc-klagenfurt-2015-final-results?jjj=1457434205842 |title=EYC Klagenfurt 2015 – Final Results |website=archeryeurope.org |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005435/http://www.archeryeurope.org/index.php/news/460-eyc-klagenfurt-2015-final-results?jjj=1457434205842 |url-status=dead}} {{cite web |url=http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/haber_detay.aspx?id=254 |title=2014 Nanjing Yaz Gençlik Olimpiyat Oyunları |website=olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr |language=tr |publisher=[Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi](/source/T%C3%BCrkiye_Milli_Olimpiyat_Komitesi) |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924055900/http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/haber_detay.aspx?id=254 |url-status=live}} {{cite web |url=http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/haber_detay.aspx?id=433 |title=2015 Bakü Avrupa Oyunları |website=olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr |language=tr |publisher=Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190152/http://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/haber_detay.aspx?id=433 |url-status=live}} {{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/mete-gazoz-dunya-ikincisi-oldu-40746198 |title=Mete Gazoz dünya ikincisi oldu! |newspaper=[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet) |date=18 February 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=29 May 2018 |archive-date=30 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530035242/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/mete-gazoz-dunya-ikincisi-oldu-40746198 |url-status=live}} {{cite web |url=http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ARC/athlete/18003251 |title=ATHLETE PROFILE: GAZOZ Mete |website=tarragona2018.cat |publisher=2018 Mediterranean Games |language=en |accessdate=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702121952/http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ARC/athlete/18003251 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=dead}} {{cite news |url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/turkiyes-mete-gazoz-named-best-mens-recurve-archer-of-2023-16457265 |title=Türkiye's Mete Gazoz named 'best men's recurve archer' of 2023 |newspaper=[TRT World](/source/TRT_World) |date=31 December 2023 |accessdate=2 January 2024}} }} ==External links== * {{World Archery}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{TMOK profile}} * {{Olimpedya|24/mete-gazoz}} * {{Official website|http://metegazoz.com/en/index.html}} {{Olympic medalists for Turkey}} {{Olympic Champions Archery Men Individual}} {{Footer World Champions Individual Recurve Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazoz, Mete}} Category:Turkish male archers Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul Category:1999 births Category:Archers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Archers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for Turkey Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey Category:Olympic medalists in archery Category:Olympic archers for Turkey Category:Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in archery Category:European Games competitors for Turkey Category:Archers at the 2015 European Games Category:Archers at the 2019 European Games Category:Archers at the 2023 European Games Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in archery Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Category:Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:World Archery Championships medalists Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mete Gazoz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mete_Gazoz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mete_Gazoz?action=history)). 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