Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-05-01) May 1, 1988
Mersin, Turkey
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Coached byMuzaffer Tolun
Achievements and titles
Personal bests74.17 m NR (2012)

Tuğçe Şahutoğlu (born May 1, 1988 in Mersin, Turkey) is a Turkish female hammer thrower. The 1.80 m (5.9 ft) tall athlete at 115 kg (254 lb) was a member of Beşiktaş J.K. Athletics Team before she transferred to Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Muzaffer Tolun.[1] She was a student of physical education at the vocational college of Aksaray University.[2][3]

Şahutoğlu began with hammer throw at the age of twelve promoted by her teacher of physical education. She is the holder of records at national level in several age categories.[2] In May 2012, she improved her personal best from 70.09 m achieved in 2011 to 74.17 m breaking the national record that was held by Sviatlana Sudak Torun with 70.74 m set in July 2008 at Minsk, Belarus.[1][4][5][6]

Tuğçe Şahutoğlu participated in the hammer throw event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished 24th in the qualification round and failed to make the final.[3][5]

Şahutoğlu tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in May 2013 and was given a two-year ban from competition. The Turkish Athletics Federation named her in August 2013 as one of 31 Turkish athletes to have been sanctioned for a doping offence in that year. Her period of ineligibility lasted until 7 June 2015.[7][8]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 10th in her qualifying pool, not reaching the final.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sahutoglu, Tugce TUR". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Tuğçe hedef büyüttü". Kartal Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Sporcular/Atletizm-Tuğçe Şahutoğlu" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  4. ↑ "2011 World Comprehensive List - Women". Track and Field. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  5. 1 2 "Tuğçe Şahutoğlu, 2012 Olimpiyatları'nda!". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Özlem Kaya da olimpiyat vizesi aldı." Haber 7 (in Turkish). 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  7. ↑ 2013-08-05. 31 Turkish athletes suspended. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2014-11-30.
  8. ↑ Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 31.10.14. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-30.


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