Necati Er (born 24 February 1997) is a Turkish athlete specialising in the triple jump.
Early life Necati Er was born in Samsun, northern Turkey on 24 February 1997. In his youth, he developed an interest in sports. His teacher of physical education in middle school invited him to athletic trainings. At the same time, he played football. His father, earning a limited income, did not want him to perform further sports, while his mother supported him. His father permitted him only to play football, and did not let him perform athletics because he saw no future in that sport branch. One week before Er was about to join a football team, he was admitted to the athletics team. He became regional champion in Samsun, and then was entitled to compete at the Turkish championships, at which he became runner-up and champion. After his successes, his father agreed with his sports activities. He performed the sprint and long jump before he decided to specialise in the triple jump.
Sports career Er was able to improve his techniques after the Turkish Athletic Federation appointed a foreign coach for the triple jump.
He won gold at the 2019 European U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden with a new national record of . With this result, he received a quota for the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
International competitions Representing 2013European Youth Olympic FestivalUtrecht, Netherlands7thTriple jump14.02 m2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden14th (q)Triple jump15.34 m2016Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia4thTriple jump16.06 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland29th (q)Triple jump15.02 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland9thTriple jump15.82 m2018Mediterranean U23 ChampionshipsJesolo, Italy4thTriple jump16.31 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Triple jump16.26 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (q)Triple jump16.21 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden1stTriple jump17.37 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11thTriple jump16.34 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland10th (q)Triple jump16.17 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan6thTriple jump17.25 m2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria5thLong jump7.76 m4thTriple jump16.52 mIslamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey3rdLong jump7.83 m (w)1stTriple jump16.73 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany –Triple jumpNM2023World University GamesChengdu, China2ndTriple jump16.83 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)Triple jump16.59 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy9thTriple jump16.61 mOlympic GamesParis, France32nd (q)Triple jump13.65 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland13thTriple jump16.36 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11thTriple jump15.77 m
Personal bests Outdoor Long jump – 7.41 (+0.7 m/s, Cluj-Napoca 2019) Triple jump – 17.37 (+1.1 m/s, Gävle 2019) NR Indoor Long jump – 6.68 (Istanbul 2014) Triple jump – 16.61 (Istanbul 2018)
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Necati Er at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics