Hüseyin Alkan
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1988 Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Goalball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | class B1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Latif Barakçı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hüseyin Alkan (born 1 April 1988, in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B1 and Paralympian.[1]
He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident.[2]
Sporting career[edit]
A member of Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club, Alkan played in Turkey's national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which became bronze medalist.
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey
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| 2009 | IBSA International Goalball Tournament | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | team |
| 2010 | IBSA European Goalball Championship | Assens, Denmark | 3rd | team[3] |
| 2011 | IBSA International Goalball Tournament | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | team |
| IBSA World Championships and Games | Antalya, Turkey | 2nd | team | |
| Goalball UK Elite Tournament | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | team | |
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | national team |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sporcular / Goalbol-Hüseyin Alkan" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Özdil, Yılmaz (29 August 2012). "Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ Yanev, Ivan (10 September 2008). "European Goalball Championship, Assens, Denmark 19-24.10.2010". S.C.I. Vitosha. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
External links[edit]
- Hüseyin Alkan at the International Paralympic Committee
- Hüseyin Alkan at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)
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- Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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- Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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