Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı

Ayşe Begüm Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı

Onbaşı (born Nickname(s) "Medal Monster"
December 9,
December 9, 2001
2001) is a junior Born (age 19)
Turkish aerobic Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
gymnast
Discipline Aerobic gymnastics
competing in
Level Junior International
three events.
She is a gold Years on
2011–
national team
medalist of
World and Manisa Büyükşehir
Club
European Belediyespor

championships. Head coach(es) Gürkan Er

Early life
Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı was born to Serkan Onbaşı, a textile
products trader,[1] and his wife Seçil at Akhisar district of
Manisa Province, western Turkey, on December 9, 2001.[2][3]
[4][5]

She began learning ballet in her hometown at the age of

three. The talented little girl attracted the attention of her
Spanish ballet master Maria, who encouraged her parents to
let her take up gymnastics.[2][3][4] Her father relates that she
spent three years exercising gymnastics in a sports hall,
trained by a physical education teacher. From the age of six,
she continued her exercises under the supervision of
aerobics gymnastics trainer Gürkan Er at Manisa Celal Bayar
University.[5]

As of 2018 she is a student at the Anatolian High School of

Akhisar.[2][5]

Athletic career
Onbaşı's career in competitive aerobic gymnastics started at
the age of seven. In the beginning, she competed in the
group events. She became successful in the age categories
of 8–9 and 10–12. In 2011–2012, she was admitted to the
national team, and took part in international competitions in
the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. She then began
to compete in the individual event.[5]

To continue with her exercises for five to six hours a day in a

gym, she travels five days a week around 50 km (31 mi) from
her home.[2][3] She is a member of Manisa Büyükşehir
Belediyespor, the sports club of the Metropolitan
Municipality of Manisa.[3][4][6]

Onbaşı competes in three events at every competition.[1]

She won a bronze medal in the Cadet İndividual event at the
2015 World Championships held in Mexico despite a fall
during her performance.[1][3] At the 2016 Aerobic
Gymnastics World Championships in Incheon, South Korea,
she won the gold medal in the Junior Women's Individual
event.[2][3][4][6] She was a silver medalist in the Trio event
together with her teammates Mehmet Ercoş and Deniz Şahin
at the 7th World Age Group Competitions, which were held
at the same place for juniors prior to the world
championships.[1][7]

Onbaşı returned with three gold medals in total from the 2nd
Mediterranean Championships 2017 in Guadalajara, Spain,
and the 7th International Open Competition 2017 in
Cantanhede, Portugal.[3][4] She captured another gold
medal in the Junior Women's Individual event at the 2017
Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships in Ancona,
Italy.[3][6][7] She won the silver medal at the 2018
Gymnasiade in Marrakesh, Morocco.[4] She earned a bronze
medal in the Junior Women's Individual event at the 2018
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Guimarães,
Portugal.[6]

Nicknamed the "Medal Monster", as of July 2016 Onbaşı has

won more than 60 medals, including 35 gold medals, at
national and international competitions.[1]

References
1. ^ a b c d e Baş, Hakan (2016-07-08). "15-year-old
 champion Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı: I'm a medal monster, I
compete to go beyond myself". Daily Sabah. Retrieved
2018-05-30.
2. ^ a b c d e "Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı – Turkey" (in Turkish).
Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı kimdir, kaç
yaşında?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2017-09-24. Retrieved
2018-05-29.
4. ^ a b c d e f "Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı'dan Gümüş Madalya".
Milliyet (in Turkish). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-
30.
5. ^ a b c d ""Altın Kız" Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı ailesinin gururu
oldu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2016-07-08. Retrieved
2018-05-30.
6. ^ a b c d "Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı dünya üçüncüsü oldu".
Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-
29.
7. ^ a b "15 yaşındaki Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı dünya
şampiyonu oldu". Aljazeera.com (in Turkish). 2016-07-
07. Retrieved 2018-05-30.