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Ferhat Arıcan

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Ferhat Arıcan
Personal information
Country represented Turkey
Born (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 31)
İzmir, Turkey
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2010–present (TUR)
ClubGöztepe
Head coach(es)Yilmaz Goktekin
Ievgeni Kozin
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Turkey
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
European Games 0 0 1
European Championships 2 3 3
Mediterranean Games 2 1 3
Islamic Solidarity Games 4 0 1
Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0
Total 8 5 9
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Parallel Bars
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Parallel Bars
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Mersin Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2021 Basel Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2020 Mersin Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szczecin Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Mersin Pommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Pommel Horse
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya Pommel Horse
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Vault

Ferhat Arıcan (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish artistic gymnast. He represented Turkey at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. At the 2020 Olympic Games he became the first Turkish gymnast to win an Olympic medal, winning bronze on the parallel bars.[1]

Personal life

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Arıcan was born in Konak, İzmir in 1993. He took up gymnastics when he was 9–10 years old. He studied sports administration at Ege University.[2]

Gymnastics career

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2010

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Arıcan was selected to represent Turkey at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. He won silver on vault behind Ganbatyn Erdenebold of Mongolia.

2014

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Arıcan competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China.[3] He was originally a reserve athlete for the all-around; however he was called up to compete when Alexander Shatilov withdrew. He placed twenty-third.

2015

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At the European Championships Arıcan placed 24th in the all-around and seventh on parallel bars. At the European Games he placed eleventh in the all-around and sixth on vault and parallel bars. At the World Championships he placed 53rd in the all-around during qualifications.

Arıcan on the parallel bars at the 2015 European Championships

2016

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Arıcan competed at the Olympic Test Event where he earned an individual berth to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games. In doing so he became the first Turkish male gymnast in 108 to qualify to compete at the Olympics after Aleko Mulos did so in 1908.[4] At the Olympic Games Arıcan placed 41st in the all-around during qualifications and did not qualify for any event finals.

2017

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At the European Championships Arıcan placed eighth in the all-around and on pommel horse and placed seventh on the parallel bars. He competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Ahmet Önder and İbrahim Çolak; they finished first as a team. Individually Arıcan placed first on parallel bars and second on horizontal bar. At the World Championships Arıcan placed twentieth in the all-around and also qualified to his first apparatus event final, the parallel bars. He finished eighth on the event.

2018

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Arıcan competed at the World Cups in Baku and Doha and the World Challenge Cups in Koper and Mersin; he earned five bronze medals. At the Mediterranean Games he helped Turkey place second as a team and individually he won bronze on the parallel bars. Arıcan placed nineteenth in the all-around at the World Championships.

2019

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Arıcan competed at the World Cups in Melbourne, Baku, and Doha. At the European Championships He placed tenth in the all-around and fifth on pommel horse but won his first European medal, a bronze on parallel bars. Arıcan next competed at the European Games where he won another bronze on parallel bars. At the World Championships that year he placed fifth on the event.

2020

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Arıcan competed at the Baku World Cup; however the competition was canceled after qualifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Many other competitions were either canceled or postponed throughout the year. In December the European Championships were held. Arıcan helped Turkey win the silver medal behind Ukraine in the team competition. Individually Arıcan won gold on the parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse.

2021

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Arıcan defended his parallel bars title at the European Championships. He also picked up gold medals on the apparatus at the Osijek Challenge Cup and the Doha World Cup.

Arıcan competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal on the parallel bars behind Zou Jingyuan and Lukas Dauser. With this medal he became the first athlete representing Turkey to earn an Olympic Medal in artistic gymnastics.[6]

2022

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Arıcan (left) at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Arıcan began the year competing at the World Cups in Cottbus, Cairo, and Baku and the World Challenge Cup in Osijek; he earned one gold medal and two silver medals on the parallel bars. He competed at the Mediterranean Games where he helped Turkey win gold in the team competition. Additionally he won gold on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse.[7] Arıcan next competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Adem Asil and Ahmet Önder; together they won gold as a team. Individually Arıcan once again won gold on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse. He next competed at the European Championships where he helped Turkey win team bronze behind Great Britain and Italy. Individually Arıcan placed fifth on pommel horse and seventh on the parallel bars.

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2010
European Championships 6
Youth Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2010
World Championships 114
2011
World Championships 104
2013
European Championships 23
Mediterranean Games 6 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 67 103
2014 Cottbus World Cup 17 25
European Championships 19
World Championships 23
2015 Cottbus World Cup 17
Doha World Cup 6 7
European Championships 24 7
Varna Challenge Cup 6 4 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Games 11 6 6
Osijek Challenge Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 53
2016 Baku World Cup 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 7 6
Olympic Test Event 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 11
Mersin Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 41
2017 Melbourne World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
Doha World Cup 7 4 5 4
European Championships 8 8 7
Islamic Solidarity Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 20 8
2018 Baku World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 8 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup 10
Mediterranean Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mersin Challenge Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 10
Paris Challenge Cup 6
World Championships 19
Cottbus World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Melbourne World Cup 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Turkish Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 6
European Championships 10 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Games 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mersin Challenge Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 33 5
Cottbus World Cup 6
2020 Turkish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Turkish Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Cottbus World Cup 15
Cairo World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 7
Paris Challenge Cup 8 6
Mersin Challenge Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 11 4
2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 10
2024 Turkish Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 9 5

References

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  1. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ "FIG Profile: Ferhat Arıcan". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. ^ "2014 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Ferhat Arican". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Cimnastikte ilklerin olimpiyatı Rio". Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (in Turkish). April 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. March 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ferhat Arıcan seals first-ever medal for Turkey in gymnastics". Hürriyet Daily News. August 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 Mediterranean Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2022.
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