Berke Saka

Berke Saka
Personal information
Born (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 23)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubGalatasaray
College teamGeorgia Tech
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Turkey
Senior level
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2024 Belgrade200 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2025 Lublin200 m individual medley
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya200 m individual medley
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Taranto200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran4×100 m medley
Youth level
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome200 m backstroke
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2019 Baku200 m medley

Berke Saka (born 9 July 2003) is a Turkish male swimmer competing in the backstroke event.

Career

Saka is a member of Galatasaray Swimming. He broke the 13-years old national record of Derya Büyükuncu in the 200 m backstroke event with 1:58.08. He set a national record in the 200 metres individual medley event for 17-18 age class with 2:01.58 at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event with 2:01.62 and the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley event with 2:03.25 at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaycan. He won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley, the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke event of the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.

He obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Saka was the flag bearer for Turkey together with Merve Tuncel at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

References

  1. ↑ Pelshaw, Anya (4 October 2021). "Brazilian Joao Victor Caballero to Join Georgia Tech for 2021-2022 Season". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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  3. ↑ "Berke Saka'dan yeni rekor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Berke Saka 17-18 yaş rekorunun yeni sahibi oldu" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Türkiye, EYOF'ta 27 madalya kazandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Rehimov, Mustafa (24 July 2019). "Türk sporculardan Bakü'de 6 madalya". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Milli Takım 15 madalya kazandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Milli yüzücü Berke Saka Tokyo Olimpiyat Oyunları'na kota aldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Olimpiyatları resmen başladı". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.