Aysel Taş


Aysel Taş, née Aysel Shevkedova, is a female javelin thrower from Bulgaria with Turkish ethnicity, who competed for Turkey after her emigration.
At the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Schwechat, Austria, she achieved the 5th rank for her native country with 55.30 m.
She participated representing Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA without advancing to the finals.
Aysel Taş is the current national record holder with 56.86 m set on 20 May 2000 in Izmir, Turkey.
After retiring from active sports, she coaches her son Şevket Taş, who is also a national javelin thrower and record holder in the U23 category.

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