Mete Gazoz

Mete Gazoz is a Turkish recurve archer, born in Istanbul on 8 June 1999. ¹ He won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and a bronze medal in the men's team event at Paris 2024. ¹ At the 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin he won the men's individual recurve title, becoming the first Turkish archer to win a recurve gold medal at the World Championships. ¹

Gazoz was born in Istanbul on 8 June 1999. ² He began archery in 2010 and made his international debut in 2013. ¹ In his early career he won the silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships in Wuxi, China. ¹

Gazoz represented Turkey at the Rio 2016 Olympics, winning his first match before losing in the round of 16. ¹ At the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona he won the gold medal in the individual 70 m category. ¹ At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he won the men's individual gold medal, bringing Turkey its first-ever Olympic medal in archery. ¹ At the 2023 World Championships in Berlin he defeated Canada's Eric Peters to win the individual recurve title. ¹ At the Paris 2024 Olympics he added a bronze medal in the men's team event. ¹

Gazoz holds Turkey's first Olympic medal and first recurve world title in archery, on his documented record of results. ^{1 3}

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