title: Özlem Becerikli
text: # Özlem Becerikli
  
  Özlem Becerikli (born March 21, 1980, in Balıkesir, Turkey) is a Turkish powerlifter of class PO competing in the -56 kg division, and a Paralympian. She is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor, where she is coached by Şule Şahbaz.
  
  ## Career history
  
  Becerikli took the bronze medal in the -52 kg division at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Kuala Lumpur, Malesia. Özlem was the winner of another bronze medal taken at the Fazza International Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2010. In 2011, she became bronze medalist at the Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia.
  
  She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  | Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Representing Turkey ||||||
  | 2010 | IPC World Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malesia | 3rd | -52 kg | 100 kg |
  | 2010 | Fazza International Powerlifting Championships | Dubai, UAE | 3rd | -52 kg | 114 kg |
  | 2011 | Arafura Games | Darwin, Australia | 3rd | -52 kg | 102.5 kg |
  | 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | -56 kg | 118.0 kg |
  