Ercüment Olgundeniz

Who is Ercüment Olgundeniz?

Ercüment Olgundeniz is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in discus throw and occasionally shot put. The 198 cm tall athlete at 146 kg is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Teodoru Agachi.

He took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With his throw of 58.17 m, Olgundeniz ranked 28th and could not qualify for the finals. In 2005, he participated at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, and won the bronze medal with his performance of 59.16 m. He was ranked 44th in the world best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres set on July 4, 2004 in Istanbul.

In March 2007 in Yalta he improved the record to 64.34 metres. He competed at the 2007 World Championships, but finished last and did not reach the final.

Ercüment Olgundeniz won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.

On May 27, 2012, he improved his national record from 66.89 m set in 2011 to 67.50 m at the European Champion Clubs Cup held in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal winning the silver medal.

He qualified for participation in the discus throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.