Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Turkey at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeTUR
NPCTurkish Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors49 in 8 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Türkiye is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This will the country's eighth appearance.[1][2][3]

Competitors[edit]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 4 5 9
Athletics 3 1 4
Badminton 0 2 2
Blind football 9 9
Goalball 0 6 6
Shooting 1 2 4
Table tennis 3 5 7
Taekwondo 4 4 8
Total 23 24 49

Archery[edit]

Turkey entered nine athletes into the games by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic; and through 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
  Individual W1
 
  Individual Recurve
 
Women
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
  Individual W1
  Individual Compound
 
  Individual Recurve
 
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 
 
Team W1
 
 
Team Recurve

Athletics[edit]

Turkish track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
  Men's 400 m T12
  Men's 1500 m T13
  Women's 800 m T53
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
  Men's javelin throw F57

Badminton[edit]

Turkey has qualified two para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emine Seçkin Women's singles WH2
Halime Yıldız Women's singles SL3

Blind football[edit]

Turkish men's team qualified for the games after winning the 2022 European Championships held in Pescara, Italy.[5]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Turkey Men Men's tournament

Goalball[edit]

Turkish women's goalball team entered the Paralympic games after become the champion at the 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Matosinhos, Portugal.[6]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Turkey women's Women's tournament

Shooting[edit]

Turkey entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[7]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
  P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1
  R2 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
  P4 – 50 m pistol SH1
  R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1

Table tennis[edit]

Turkey entered seven athletes for the Paralympic games. Acer Ebru take her spot after winning the 2023 Virtus Global Games held in Vichy, France. Later on, the other quotas being secure by Abdullah Öztürk and Kübra Öçsoy Korkut by virtue of their gold medal results in their respective class, thought the 2023 European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain.[8] Meanwhile, the other athletes vying for the games through the allocations of final ITTF world ranking.

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Öztürk Individual C4
Nesim Turan
Ali Öztürk Individual C5
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kübra Öçsoy Korkut Individual C7
Neslihan Kavas Individual C9
Merve Demir Individual C10
Acer Ebru Individual C11

Taekwondo[edit]

Turkey entered eight athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective division.

Men
Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alican Özcan –58 kg
Mahmut Bozteke –63 kg
Fatih Çelik –70 kg
Mehmet Sami Saraç +80 kg
Women
Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nurcihan Ekinci –47 kg
Meryem Betül Çavdar –52 kg
Gamze Gürdal –57 kg
Seçil Er –65 kg

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Turkey aims more athletes to participate at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Erdoğan - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. ^ AA, Daily Sabah with (2023-03-19). "Türkiye special boccia team aim for Paris 2024 Paralympics berth". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  3. ^ "Turkish Goalball team gears up for Paris 2024". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  4. ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 IBSA Blind Football European Championships". IBSA Football. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  6. ^ Figueiredo, Pedro (2022-12-15). "Goalball: Four tickets granted to Paris 2024". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.