Mete Gazoz

Mete Gazoz was born on June 8, 1999, in Istanbul, Turkey. He commenced his professional archery career in 2010 and began representing Turkey on international platforms in 2013. Early achievements include a silver medal in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships in Wuxi, China. He also participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, and the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, demonstrating consistent engagement in high-level youth and senior competitions from the outset of his career.

Gazoz’s career advanced significantly with his participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He secured a silver medal in the Recurve Cadet Men event at the European Youth Cup Circuit in Klagenfurt, Austria, and another silver in the Recurve Junior Men Team event at the 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara. A notable turning point occurred at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, where he earned a gold medal in the men’s individual event, marking Turkey’s first Olympic archery medal. Further solidifying his status, he won the Individual title at the 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin, becoming the first Turkish archer to claim recurve gold at a World Championship.

His achievements continued with a gold medal at the 2024 European Archery Championships in Essen, making him the initial archer to concurrently hold Olympic, World, and European titles. Gazoz also earned a bronze medal in the Men’s Team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, contributing to Turkey’s first team medal in Olympic archery. His consistent performance and medal-winning record underscore his disciplined progression and standing as a prominent figure in the sport of archery.