# Emel Dereli

Emel Dereli (born 25 February 1996) is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in shot put and occasionally in discus throw. For the shot put event, she holds a world record in the cadets and a national record in the juniors category. Since 2012, she is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics. She is coached by İhsan Özden.

## Career

Dereli was born in Zonguldak, where she is a student at Vocational High School for Commerce in Zonguldak. She began shot put in 2008, and two years later she was called up for the Turkey national team. She won more than fifty medals at national and international competitions in different age categories.
Dereli took the gold medal in the under 23 category at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing held in Castellón, Spain.
She won the gold medal and set a championship record in the shot put 3 kg event at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine. She is the second ever shot putter in the world exceeding the 20 m mark in the cadets category.
At the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy, she won the gold medal and set a new national record for with 18.04 m.
Dereli won the bronze in the shot put event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 17th | Shot put | 16.02 m |
| 2012 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Bar, Montenegro | 3rd | Shot put (U23) | 16.87 m NJR |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Shot put | 15.86 m |
| 2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Castellón, Spain | 1st | Shot put (U23) | 16.78 m |
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1st | Shot put (3 kg) | 20.14 m CR |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 18.04 m NR |
| 2013 | European Team Championships Super League | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 3rd | Shot put | 17.50 m |
| 2013 | European Team Championships Super League | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 12th | Discus throw | 37.72 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 26th (q) | Shot put | 16.60 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 3rd | Shot put | 16.55 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | Shot put | 18.40 m NR |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Shot put | 18.22 m |
| 2017 | European Team Championships | Lille, France | 1st | Shot put | 17.97 m |
| 2020 | Balkan Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | Shot put | 17.77 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 11th (q) | Shot put | 17.83 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (q) | Shot put | 17.81 m |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Shot put | 17.25 m |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 21st (q) | Shot put | 16.56 m |
| 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | 4th | Shot put | 16.85 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | Shot put | 17.52 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 24th (q) | Shot put | 17.02 m |