Peri Suzan Özkum
Personal information
Birth namePeri Suzan Özkum
NationalityAmerican/Turkish
Born (1959-03-29) 29 March 1959
Sport
SportDiving

Peri Suzan Özkum Günay (born 29 March 1959) is a Turkish and American paediatrician and former diver.[1][2] She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]

Education

Günay completed her BA in Psychology and Social Relations at Radcliffe College (1977-81) followed by her M.D. in Medicine at Dartmouth College (1982-86). She then completed an internship and residency in General Pediatrics at Northwestern University (1986-89).[4]

Awards

  • Greater Newport Physicians, Primary Care Provider of the Year (2000; 2017; and 2019)[4]
  • Top Doctors of Orange County, Orange Coast Magazine (2004-2007)[4]

Personal life

Günay is the daughter of a Turkish father and an American mother.[1] She is married to Mustafa Günay and has been residing in California in the United States.[1][2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Madalyasız Olimpiyatımız: Montreal 1976", Olimpiyat Dünyası (54): 69, 2014, retrieved 27 April 2021, Cezayir 1975 Akdeniz Oyunları'nda tramplen atlamada ülkemizi temsil ederek dokuzuncu olan Peri Suzan Özkum, Montreal'deki tek bayan sporcumuzdu. Kaliforniya'da yaşayan, Türk baba ve Amerikalı anneden dünyaya gelen Özkum, 27 yarışmacı arasında 274.44 puanla son sırayı aldı. Mustafa Günay ile evlenerek Günay soyadını alan Peri Suzan, halen Kaliforniya'da yaşıyor ve çocuk doktorluğu yapıyor
  2. 1 2 Peri Suzan'in hedefi Montreal Olimpiyatları, Milliyet, 29 August 1975, p. 12
  3. ↑ "Peri Suzan Özkum". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Peri Suzan Gunay, M.D., F.A.A.P., Pediatrics Costa Mesa, retrieved 27 April 2021
  5. ↑ Peri, Milliyet, 29 August 1975, p. 11, PERİ Baş tarafı 12.sayfada menlik yapan Suzan Doktor Ahmet Özkum ile evlenince, aile Amerika'ya yerleşmiş. Peri Suzan Özkum ailesinin Uç çocuğunun en büyüğü...
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