Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976) is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in the discus and occasionally shot put. The tall athlete at 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's best list in 2004 with his personal record of 63.49 metres (Turkish record) 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, but did not reach the final.
At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became silver medalist in the discus event.
Achievements Representing 1996Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 57.30 m1997Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 56.98 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland13th (q)Discus51.80 m1998Balkan Athletics Championship Yugoslavia 3rd Discus throw Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 57.37 mEuropean Cup C Final 1st Discus throw 55.36 m1999Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Shot put 16.81 m1st Discus throw 56.21 m2000European Cup C Final Slovakia 1st Discus throw 57.23mTurkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 56.21 m2001Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 57.51 mBalkan Athletics Championships Greece 2nd Discus throw Cezmi Or Memorial Turkey 3rd Discus throw Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Shot put 17.31 m1st Discus throw 58.47 m2002Fajer Athletics Games Iran 2nd Discus throw 2003European Cup C Final Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Discus throw Balkan Athletics Championships iGreece 3rd Discus throw Qualifications for the 2004 Olympics Turkey 1st Discus throw 2004Turkish Championships Turkey 1st Discus throw 61.35 m European Cup C Final 1st Discus throw 59.60 mBalkan Athletics Championship Istanbul, Turkey 1st Discus throw 63.49 m NR2005European Winter Throwing Cup Mersin, Turkey 6th Discus throw 59.21 m 2011European Winter Throwing Cup Sofia, Bulgaria 1st Discus throw 63.31 m2012European Winter Throwing Cup Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 2nd Discus throw 67.50 m NR2013Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd Discus throw 61.46 mEuropean Team Championships Super League Gateshead, United Kingdom 3rd Discus throw 61.32 m
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