Çiğdem Özyaman (born 7 October 1985 in Düzce, Turkey), also known as Çiğdem Özyaman Özenir after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the skeet event. The tall athlete at is right-handed.
Sport career She began sport shooting at the age of 14 with her father's encouragement. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Bolu after her graduation from Selçuk University.
Özyaman qualified for the skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics by virtue of her gold medal at the 2011 European Shooting Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She was one of the first two Turkish women Olympic sport shooters; the other being Nihan Kantarcı, who was selected to compete in the trap event. SHe won the silver medal at the 2013 European Shotgun Championships in Suhl, Germany.
Achievements Representing 2004 European Championships Nicosia, Cyprus 3rd J 2005 ISSF World Championships Lonato, Italy 8th J European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th J 2007 European Championships Granada, Spain 8th 2011 ISSF World Cup 2 Beijing, China 7th European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 2013 IPSC European Shotgun Championship Suhl, Germany2nd2023 ISSF World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 7th Team
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