Nazan Akın

Nazan Akın
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	October 1, 1983 (age 40); Diyarbakır, Turkey
Weight	70 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Judo
Event	+70 kg
Club	Ankara Göreneller Spor Kulübü
Coached by	Meriç Özdeş, Yavuz Yolcu (national)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2012
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing Turkey
Paralympic Games

Nazan Akın (born October 1, 1983 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish female visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics.^[1]

Career history

Nazan 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.^[1] She won the bronze medal in the 63 kg division at the 2011 IBSA European Championship held in London, United Kingdom.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2008	IDEM German Open	Aschaffenburg, Germany	3rd
2009	IBSA World Championships and Games	Antalya, Turkey	2nd
2011	IBSA European Championship	London, United Kingdom	3rd	63 kg	B3
2012	Summer Paralympics	London, United Kingdom	2nd	+70 kg	B3

References

^ ^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.

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[gsb-1] "Sporcular / Judo-Nazan Akın" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-09-01.

[2] "Judo takımından gümüş madalya" (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 2011-11-20. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-09-01.

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