Ümit Şamiloğlu

Şamiloğlu transferred from Bolu Gençlik Merkezi S.K. to Ankara EGO S.K. by December 2019. He captains the Turkey national team. In 2020, he took the silver medal in the team event at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin. Şamiloğlu is attributed as the "oldest gymnast" at the competitions in which he participates.

Şamiloğlu was a gold medalist at the 2015 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Cottbus, Germany. In 2016, he captured three gold medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup series in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Osijek, Croatia, and Mersin, Turkey. He was a gold medalist in the horizontal bar event at the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup series in Mersin, Turkey. He won the silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. In 2019, he won two gold medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Mersin and Koper, Slovenia.

Şamiloğlu returned to active sport by March 2013 at the age of 33, placing fourth at the Turnier der Meister in Cottbus, Germany., He won his first gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey. This also represented Turkey's first gold medal in gymnastics. The Slovenian world and European champion gymnast Aljaž Pegan was appointed head coach of the Turkey national team, and began coaching Şamiloğlu.

Together with his coach, Şamiloğlu developed a special grip which could be used by high-level competitors in artistic gymnastics. His aim was to be remembered after he retired from active sport. Şamiloğlu executed this grip for the first time at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, where he won the gold medal. He used this grip again at subsequent competitions. In 2019, his grip was registered by the International Gymnastics Federation into the Code of Points as the "Şamiloğlu" grip.

Şamiloğlu sustained an ulnar collateral ligament injury of the elbow at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which was a qualification competition for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After recuperating, he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Due to an Achilles tendon rupture sustained four days before the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Olympic qualification in Tokyo, Japan, Şamiloğlu lost the chance to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2001, Şamiloğlu won his first international medal, a silver, in the vault event at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia. Upon his return from Tunisia, he realized that his coach had left Turkey again, and followed him to Bulgaria at his own expense to continue training with him. The Turkish Gymnastics Federation later sent him to Romania for a short time for exercise.

Ümit Şamiloğlu (born 29 September 1980) is a male Turkish artistic gymnast and part of the national team. He competes in the horizontal bar event and has won numerous gold medals in international competition. He is said to be the "oldest gymnast" at competitions in which he takes part. He is the creator of a special grip registered by the International Gymnastics Federation into the Code of Points as the "Şamiloğlu" grip.

Ümit Şamiloğlu was born in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, eastern Turkey, on 29 September 1980. He has a two years older sister. In 2008, he married Ceren, with whom he has a son, Alkin. His second marriage was to his long-time girlfriend Sevil Topuz; he proposed to her during the medal ceremony at the 2016 Mersin World Challenge Cup. Şamiloğlu worked as a teacher of physical education at a middle School in Bolu before he was appointed to a school in Ankara.