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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH1
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Turkish
Higher education
Public Relations - Anadolu University: Eskisehir, TUR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up shooting Para sport in 2004 in Giresun, Turkey.
Why this sport?
Her friends encouraged her to get involved in the sport. "I was afraid to go out before [practising sports]. There was a lot of helpful people around me on my way out. My self-confidence came when I started sports. I can wander down the street and go to the park or the garden whenever I want, even without the help of anyone."
Name of coach
Kadri Akgun [national], TUR; Mustafa Atalay [national], TUR
International debut
Year
2005
Competing for
Turkey
Location
Netherlands
General interest
Most influential person in career
Her family. (fanatik.com.tr, 03 Dec 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"As long as I do my work with morale and motivation, success is a positive effect." (sozcu.com.tr, 18 May 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sozcu.com.tr, 18 May 2017)
Impairment
She has paraplegia due to surgery on her spinal cord in 1992. Complications in her recovery meant that, while she was growing up, her education was interrupted for about nine years. (tmpk.org.tr, 28 Apr 2011)
Other information
BEGINNER'S GOLD
She won gold at her first competition in 2004 in Giresun, Turkey. She said the result convinced her to pursue shooting Para sport. "I entered the competition on the insistence of my friends, with the idea that there should be a female athlete in the competition. I didn't know how to shoot properly at the time. They showed many options for the competition, and I started shooting with the help of my coaches. The referee asked why I did not warm up, and I said that I was just waiting. When I was told that I would be disqualified if I didn't shoot at all, I looked at the gun. It wasn't like a normal pistol, when I was told where to put the bullets, the referee couldn't believe what he saw. I came out first on the result. Everyone congratulated and from that day the sport shooting started." (fanatik.com.tr, 03 Dec 2018; skor.sozcu.com.tr, 18 May 2017)
She won gold at her first competition in 2004 in Giresun, Turkey. She said the result convinced her to pursue shooting Para sport. "I entered the competition on the insistence of my friends, with the idea that there should be a female athlete in the competition. I didn't know how to shoot properly at the time. They showed many options for the competition, and I started shooting with the help of my coaches. The referee asked why I did not warm up, and I said that I was just waiting. When I was told that I would be disqualified if I didn't shoot at all, I looked at the gun. It wasn't like a normal pistol, when I was told where to put the bullets, the referee couldn't believe what he saw. I came out first on the result. Everyone congratulated and from that day the sport shooting started." (fanatik.com.tr, 03 Dec 2018; skor.sozcu.com.tr, 18 May 2017)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 6 | ||
| Women's Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-22 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2012-08-31 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2014-07-20 | 13 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2016-09-09 | 7 | |
| P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 6 | |
| P4 - Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2016-09-14 | 26 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 5 | |
| P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Final | 2018-05-05 | 8 | |
| P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 30 | |
| Team P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2018-05-05 | 3 |