Nazan Akın
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Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Diyarbakır, Turkey | 1 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ankara Göreneller Spor Kulübü | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Meriç Özdeş, Yavuz Yolcu (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nazan Akın Güneş (born Nazan Akın; on 1 September 1983, in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics.[2]
Career history
Nazan Akın took the bronze medal at the 2008 German Open, and the silver medal at the IBSA World Championship and Games in Antalya, Turkey the following year.[2] She won the bronze medal in the 63 kg division at the 2011 IBSA European Championship held in London, United Kingdom.[3]
She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[4]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Turkey | |||||
2008 | IDEM German Open | Aschaffenburg, Germany | 3rd | ||
2011 | IBSA World Championships and Games | Antalya, Turkey | 2nd | ||
IBSA European Championship | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 63 kg | B3 | |
2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | +70 kg | B3 |
2023 | European Para Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | +70 kg | J1 |
References
- ^ "Nazan Akın" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Sporcular / Judo-Nazan Akın" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Judo takımından gümüş madalya" (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 2011-11-20. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ Avşar, Halil İbrahim (9 August 2023). "Avrupa Paralimpik Şampiyonası'nda ilk altın madalya Döndü Yeşilyurt'tan geldi". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 August 2023.