Begül Löklüoğlu

Who is Begül Löklüoğlu?

Begül Löklüoğlu is a Turkish female archer competing in the recurve event. The 1.62 m tall athlete at 57 kg is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

She was born to sportspeople parents, her father is archery federation's representative in Antalya and her mother a former volleyball player. Begül started with archery at the age of 13. Her two years younger brother Berkay performs also archery sport. She was educated in physical education and sports at Akdeniz University's Vocational College in Antalya.

At the 2012 European Archery Championships held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Löklüoğlu won the bronze medal in the mixed team category along with Yağız Yılmaz.

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the bronze medal at the 2012 FITA Archery World Cup's Stage 3 in Ogden, Utah, USA.

Löklüoğlu won the recurve women event at the 2012 European Grand Prix Archery's 2nd leg held in Sofia, Bulgaria beating her opponent Ksenia Perova from Russia with a score 6-4.