Nazan Akın

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]

Nazan Akın Güneş
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Weight70 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportJudo
Event(s)+70 kg
ClubAnkara Göreneller Spor Kulübü
Coached byMeriç Özdeş, Yavuz Yolcu (national)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London+70 kg
IBSA World Games
Silver medal – second place2011 Antalya
IBSA European Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Crawley63 kg
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Rotterdam+70 kg J1

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. "Nazan Akın" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. "Sporcular / Judo-Nazan Akın" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  3. "Judo takımından gümüş madalya" (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 2011-11-20. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  4. 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.


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