Turkey at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Turkey at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| TUR
NPC| Turkish Paralympic Committee
Website| www.tmpk.org.tr (in Turkish)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 81 in 15 sports
Flag bearer | Mesme Taşbağ
Medals
Ranked 33rd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Turkish competitors boarding for transport to the Parade at the Opening Ceremony.

Turkey has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball, and wheelchair basketball.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Nazmiye Muratlı | Powerlifting | Women's 41 kg | 8 September
Gold | Abdullah Öztürk | Table tennis | Men's Individual C4 | 13 September
Gold |

* Neşe Mercan
* Seda Yıldız
* Sevda Altunoluk
* Buket Atalay
* Sümeyye Özcan
* Gülşah Düzgün

| Goalball | Women's tournament | 16 September
Silver | Kübra Korkut | Table tennis | Women's Individual C7 | 13 September
Bronze | Ecem Taşın | Judo | Women's 48 kg | 8 September
Bronze | Ayşegül Pehlivanlar | Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 9 September
Bronze | Mesme Taşbağ | Judo | Women's 70 kg | 10 September
Bronze | Semih Deniz | Athletics | Men's 1500m | 13 September
Bronze |

* Abdullah Öztürk
* Ali Öztürk
* Nesim Turan

| Table tennis | Men's team – Class 4–5 | 16 September

| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Athletics | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Goalball | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Judo | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Powerlifting | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Shooting | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Table tennis | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Total  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 9

| Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3
Female  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6
Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

| Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 5 | 3 | 8
Athletics | 3 | 7 | 10
Football 5-a-side | 10 | 0 | 10
Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12
Judo | 2 | 2 | 4
Powerlifting | 0 | 3 | 3
Shooting | 5 | 4 | 9
Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3
Table Tennis | 4 | 5 | 9
Wheelchair Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12
Wheelchair Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 48 | 33 | 81

## Disability classifications

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Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

## Administration and support

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As of January 2016, the country had qualified 37 vision impaired athletes for Rio. The Games will be the first where Turkey sends teams in all vision impaired team sports.[4]

## 5-a-side football

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Main article: 5-a-side football at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Turkey qualified for the Paralympics after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football European Championships. They made it out of group play in second, with England having won the group after not dropping a game. Turkey dropped their game against England 1 - 2, with the English side goals coming from Turnham and English while the Turkish goal came from Hasan Şatay. In elimination play, Şatay and Abdullah Sümer scored two goals in penalty time after their game against Spain ended in 0 - 0 draw. Turkey then met Russia in the gold medal match, where Kahraman Gurbetoğlu scored to give Turkey a 1 - 0 win.[5][6]

The following is the Turkey squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[7]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | GK | Ali Aktaş | Sighted |  (1986-03-11)11 March 1986 (aged 30)
4 | FW | Kahraman Kurbetoğlu | B1 |  (1984-04-21)21 April 1984 (aged 32)
5 | FW | Recep Aydeniz | B1 |  (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 20)
6 | FW | Abullah Sümer | B1 |  (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23)
7 | FW | Emrah Öcal | B1 |  (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 28)
8 | DF | Ibrahim Üzüm | B1 |  (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 27)
9 | MF | Ercan Bayraktar | B1 |  (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (aged 28)
10 | MF | Celal Çoban | B1 |  (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 23)
11 | FW | Hasan Şatay | B1 |  (1994-10-08)8 October 1994 (aged 21)
12 | GK | Aykut Akyon | Sighted |  (1993-04-04)4 April 1993 (aged 23)
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Brazil (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 7  | Semi finals
2  |  Iran | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 5
3  |  Turkey | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2  | 5th–6th place match
4  |  Morocco | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 1  | 7th–8th place match

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Hosts

9 September 2016

16:00

Turkey | 0–0|  Iran

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| Report |

Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 2,811

Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

* * *

11 September 2016

16:00

Brazil | 2–0|  Turkey

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* Ricardinho 13'
* Cássio 37' (pen.)

| Report |

Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 2,596

Referee: François Carcouët (France)

* * *

13 September 2016

16:00

Morocco | 1–1|  Turkey

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Snisla 27' | Report | Öcal 25'

Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 1,933

Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)

5th–6th place match

15 September 2016

11:00

Turkey | 0–0|  Spain

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| Report |
Penalties

* Sümer
* Şatay
* Öcal

| 1–0 |

* El Haddaqui
* Muñoz
* Garrido

Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 971

Referee: Stuart Winton (Great Britain)

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Turkey qualified three archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. The spots are all in the compound open, with 2 spots for men and 1 spot for a woman. Bülent Korkmaz earned Turkey's first spot in the men's compound open, with Erdoğan Aygan earning the second men's spot. Handan Biroğlu earned the women's spot after defeating Ireland's Kerrie-Louise Leonard to qualify for the quarterfinals.[8]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Sadık Savaş | Individual Recurve Open | 545  | 31  |  Netsiri (THA)
L 2–6  | Did Not Advance
Erdoğan Aygan | Ind. compound | 663  | 17  |  Cao (CHN)
W 143–142  |  Korkmaz (TUR)
L 137–137  | Did Not Advance
Bülent Korkmaz | 687 PR | 1  | Bye  |  Aygan (TUR)
W 137–137  |  Milne (AUS)
L 138–139  | Did Not Advance
Naci Yenier | Individual compound W1 | 637  | 4  | Bye  |  Azzolini (ITA)
W 138–131  |  Walker (GBR)
L 128–131  | Did Not Advance
Ömer Aşık | 648 PR | 1  | —  | Bye  |  Herter (GER)
L 124–130  | Did Not Advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Zehra Özbey Torun | Individual Recurve Open | 582  | 14  |  Sidkova (CZE)
W 6–4  |  Ye (CHN)
W 6–2  |  Lee (KOR)
L 3–7  | Did Not Advance  | 5
Merve Nur Eroğlu | 603  | 9  |  Kohansal (IRI)
L 2–6  | Did Not Advance
Handan Biroğlu | Ind. compound | 648  | 8  | —  |  Markitantova (UKR)
W 139–137  |  Zhou (CHN)
L 132–144  | Did Not Advance  | 5

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Sadık Savaş
Merve Nur Eroğlu | Team Recurve Open | 1148  | 10  | —  |  Thailand (THA)
L 3–5  | Did Not Advance  | 9
Bülent Korkmaz
Handan Biroğlu | Team Compound Open | 1335  | 3  | —  | Bye  |  Brazil (BRA)
W 147–145  |  China (CHN)
L 139–149  |  South Korea (KOR)
L 128–138  | 4

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Classification  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Semih Deniz | 1500m | T11  | 4:11.74  | 1 Q | 4:05.42  |
Hasan Hüseyin Kaçar | 1500m | T11  | DSQ  | Did not advance
5000m | T11  | —  | 15:49.52  | 4
Mehmet Tunç | 200m | T11  | DSQ  | Did not advance
400m | T11  | 53.19  | 7  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Classification  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Mehmet Tunç | Long Jump | T11  | 5.66  | 8

Women
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Classification  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Zeynep Acet | 100m | T53  | 19.26  | 5  | Did not advance
400m | T53  | 1:08.72  | 7  | Did not advance
Hamide Kurt | 100m | T53  | 17.09  | 3 Q | 17.01  | 4
400m | T53  | 56.72  | 3 Q | 57.61  | 6
800m | T52/53  | 1:50.33  | 5 Q | 1:52.78  | 8
Zübeyde Süpürgeci | 100m | T54  | 17.93  | 5  | Did not advance
400m | T54  | 1:04.29  | 6  | Did not advance
800m | T54  | 2:07.63  | 7  | Did not advance
Zeynep Acet
Nurşah Usta
Hamide Kurt
Zübeyde Süpürgeci | 4 × 400 m | T53/54  | —  | —  | DSQ
Öznur Alumur | 1500m | T11  | 5:14.19  | 4  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Classification  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Büşra Nur Tırıklı | Discus throw | F11  | 25.65  | 8
Mihriban Kaya | Shot put | F20  | 10.16  | 11

## Goalball

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Main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Men

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Turkey's men enter the tournament ranked fourth in the world.[9]

The following is the Turkey roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[10]

No. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | Hüseyin Alkan | B1 |  (1988-04-01)1 April 1988 (aged 28)
3 | Sercan Kaya | B1 |  (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25)
4 | Ekrem Gündoğdu | B1 |  (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 25)
5 | Abdullah Aydoğdu | B3 |  (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 24)
6 | Yunus Emre Akyüz | B2 |  (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 23)
7 | Tuncay Karakaya | B1 |  (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 26)

Pool B
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Lithuania | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 35  | 22  | +13  | 12  | Quarter-finals
2  |  United States | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 6
3  |  Turkey | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 23  | −3  | 6
4  |  China | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 25  | 28  | −3  | 3
5  |  Finland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 24  | 34  | −10  | 3  |

Source: Paralympic.org

10 September 2016
09:00  | Turkey | 8–5 |  Finland | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Rudi Janssen (BEL)

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Gündoğdu 6
Alkan 1
Karakaya 1  | Report | Mattila 5
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* * *

11 September 2016
13:15  | China | 10–3 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Patricia Fras (SLO)

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Chen 4
Cai 4
Hu 1
Shao 1  | Report | Karakaya 2
Gündoğdu 1
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* * *

12 September 2016
19:30  | United States | 3–6 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA)

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Kusku 1
Merren 1
Jenks 1  | Report | Gündoğdu 4
Karakaya 2
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* * *

13 September 2016
20:45  | Turkey | 3–5 |  Lithuania | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA)

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Karakaya 2
Gündoğdu 1  | Report | Panovas 2
Pavliukianec 1
Pazarauskas 1
Montvydas 1
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Quarter-Finals

14 September 2016
21:00  | Sweden | 5–1 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Yoshinori Nii (JPN)

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Seremeti 2
Weichel 2
Björkstrand 1  | Report | Akyüz
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### Women

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The Turkey women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. They defeated Japan in the bronze medal game to qualify.[11][12][13] Turkey's assistant coach Eren Yıldırım said after his team qualified, "We had a nightmare in the semi-final against Russia (a 2-1 defeat). But our main aim was a place at Rio 2016 and we managed to recuperate and focus on this. We’re really pleased.”[13] Turkey's women enter the tournament ranked fifth in the world.[14]

The following is the Turkey roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[15]

No. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | Neşe Mercan | B2 |  (1994-09-19)19 September 1994 (aged 21)
2 | Seda Yıldız | B3 |  (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 17)
3 | Sevda Altunoluk | B2 |  (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 22)
4 | Gülşah Düzgün | B2 |  (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 20)
6 | Buket Atalay | B2 |  (1990-08-14)14 August 1990 (aged 26)
7 | Sümeyye Özcan | B1 |  (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 24)

Pool D
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Turkey | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 37  | 11  | +26  | 12  | Quarter-finals
2  |  China | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 21  | 14  | +7  | 9
3  |  Canada | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 22  | −6  | 6
4  |  Ukraine | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 17  | −8  | 1
5  |  Australia | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 25  | −19  | 1  |

Source: Paralympic.org

9 September 2016
10:15  | Turkey | 12–4 |  Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Alexander Knecht (GER)

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Altunoluk 8
Özcan 2
Mercan 2  | Report | Burk 4
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* * *

10 September 2016
14:30  | China | 2–7 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO)

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Zhang W. 1
Ju 1  | Report | Altunoluk 7
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* * *

11 September 2016
18:45  | Australia | 2–12 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Raili Sipura (FIN)

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Horsburgh 2  | Report | Özcan 5
Mercan 5
Yıldız 1
Altunoluk 1
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* * *

12 September 2016
20:45  | Turkey | 6–3 |  Ukraine | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Nejc Jakic (SLO)

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Mercan 2
Altunoluk 2
Özcan 1
Yıldız 1  | Report | Rud 2
Govorukha 1
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Quarter-Finals

14 September 2016
15:45  | Turkey | 15–5 |  Israel | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP)

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Altunoluk 7
Özcan 4
Mercan 3
Ben-David 1 (o.g.)  | Report | Ben-David 5
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Semi-Finals

15 September 2016
20:00  | Turkey | 11–1 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO)

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Altunoluk 8
Yıldız 2
Özcan 1  | Report | Miller 1
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Final

16 September 2016
18:30  | China | 1–4 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Raili Sipura (FIN)

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Chen 1  | Report | Altunoluk 3
Yıldız 1
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## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Quarter-final  | Semi-final  | First repechage
round  | Repechage
semi-final  | Final

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Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Rank
İbrahim Bölükbaşı | Men's 100 kg |  Papachristos (GRE)
W 0100–0000  |  Sharipov (UZB)
L 0001–0100  | —  | Bye  |  Skelley (GBR)
L 0001–0002  | Did not advance  | 7
Dursun Hayran | Men's +100 kg |  Masaki (JPN)
L 0000–0100  | —  | —  |  Hodgson (GBR)
L 0000–0101  | Did not advance  | 11
Ecem Taşın | Women's 48 kg | —  |  Brussig (GER)
L 0000–1000  | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Cardoso (BRA)
W 1000–0000  |  Lee (TPE)
W 0010–0002  |
Mesme Taşbağ | Women's +70 kg | —  |  Yuan (CHN)
L 0000–0111  | —  |  Chung (USA)
W 0100–0000  | —  |  Kachan (BLR)
W 0003–0001  |

## Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Result  | Rank

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Sibel Cam | -55 kg | 85  | 9
Nazmiye Muratlı | -41 kg | 104  |
Dilfiroz Kuzdağı | -67 kg | 0  | 6

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Turkey earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R2 – 10m Air Rifle standing women SH1 event as a result of Çağla Baş winning a silver medal. Cevat Karagöl gave Turkey another spot in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event after winning a bronze medal.[16][17][18]

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Muharrem Korhan Yamaç in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[17][19]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Savaş Üstün earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.[17][20]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, USA in November. Ayşegül Pehlivanlar earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the P2 Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Murat Oğuz earned a second qualifying spot for Turkey at this competition in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event. Because no women qualified in the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 event, the spot for women was reallocated to P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1, which Turkey's Aysel Özgan claimed for her country. Hakan Çevik claimed another spot for Turkey with his performance in the R5 Mixed 10m Air Pistol Prone SH2 event.[17][21]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Cevat Karagöl | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 548-12x  | 28  | Did not advance
Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 538-3x  | 2  | 80.2  | 7
Hakan Çevik | Mixed R4-10m air rifle standing | 624.1  | 19  | Did not advance
Mixed R5-10m air rifle prone | 631.9  | 14  | Did not advance
Muharrem Korhan Yamaç | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 560-12x  | 7  | 71.7  | 8
Mixed P3-25m air pistol | 563-14x  | 10  | Did not advance
Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 521-5x  | 15  | Did not advance
Murat Oğuz | Men's P1-10m air pistol | 554-11x  | 20  | Did not advance
Mixed P3-25m air pistol | DND  | 31  | Did not advance
Savaş Üstün | Men's R1-10m air rifle standing | 604.1  | 17  | Did not advance
Men's R3-10m air rifle prone | 627.9  | 26  | Did not advance
Men's R6-50m air rifle 3 positions | 606.1  | 28  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Aysel Özgan | Women's P2-10m air pistol | 366-5x  | 7  | 110.1  | 6
Mixed P4-50m air pistol | 505-7x  | 25  | Did not advance
Ayşegül Pehlivanlar | Women's P2-10m air pistol | 368-4x  | 6  | 172.3  |
Çağla Atakal | Women's R2-10m air rifle standing | 400.2  | 13  | Did not advance
Mixed R3-10m air rifle prone | 619.1  | 39  | Did not advance
Suzan Çevik | Women's R2-10m air rifle standing | 402.7  | 9  | Did not advance
Mixed R3-10m air rifle prone | 617.7  | 43  | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Men

[edit]

Athletes  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Beytullah Eroğlu | 50 m butterfly S5 | 38.61  | 4 Q | 38.75  | 5
50 m backstroke S5 | 40.57  | 2 Q | 41.31  | 6

### Women

[edit]

Athletes  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Sümeyye Boyacı | 50 m backstroke S5 |  |  | 50.34  | 8
Özlem Kaya | 50 m freestyle S6 | 39.20  | 6  | Did Not Advance
50 m butterfly S6 | 40.65  | 3 Q | 40.60  | 6
100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:52.15  | 5  | Did Not Advance
Sevilay Öztürk | 100 m butterfly S5 | 49.94  | 4 Q | 50.89  | 8

## Table Tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's individual
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Round 1  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Abdullah Öztürk | Individual C4 |  Shay Siada (ISR)
W 3-0  |  Guo Xingyuan (CHN)
W 3-1  | 1 Q | Bye  |  Choi Ilsang (KOR)
W 3-2  |  Maxime Thomas (FRA)
W 3-2  |  Xingyuan Guo (CHN)
W 3-1  |
Nesim Turan |  Edson Gómez (VEN)
W 3-0  |  Sameh Saleh (EGY)
W 3-1  | 1 Q |  Kim Jung-gil (KOR)
W 3-1  |  Rafal Lis (POL)
W 3-2  |  Xingyuan Guo (CHN)
L 1-3  |  Maxime Thomas (FRA)
L 0-3  | 4
Süleyman Vural |  Choi Ilsang (KOR)
L 0-3  |  Rafal Lis (POL)
L 0-3  | 3  | Did Not Advance
Ali Öztürk | Individual C5 |  Hassaan Tolba (EGY)
L 0-3  |  Lin Yen-hung (TPE)
L 2-3  | 3  | Did Not Advance

Men's team
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Abdullah Öztürk
Ali Öztürk
Nesim Turan | Team C4-5 | Bye  |  Nigeria (NGR)
W 2-0  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 0-2  |  China (CHN)
W 2-1  |

Women's individual
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Hatice Duman | Individual C3 |  Li Qian (CHN)
L 0-3  |  Lara Campbell (GBR)
W 3-2  | —  | 2 Q |  Andela Muzinic (CRO)
L 1-3  | Did Not Advance
Nergis Altıntaş | Individual C4 |  Zhou Ying (CHN)
W 0-3  |  Oejeong Kang (KOR)
W 3-2  | —  | 2 Q |  Zhang Miao (CHN)
L 0-3  | Did Not Advance
Kübra Korkut | Individual C7 |  Faiza Mahmoud (EGY)
W 3-0  |  Kelly Van Zon (NED)
L 1-3  |  Giselle Munoz (ARG)
W 3-0  | 2 Q | —  |  Kim Seong-Ok (KOR)
W 3-1  |  Kelly Van Zon (NED)
L 0-3  |
Neslihan Kavas | Individual C9 |  Jennyfer Marques Parinos (BRA)
W 3-0  |  Lina Lei (CHN)
L 1-3  |  Liu Meng (CHN)
L 2-3  | 3  | Did Not Advance
Ümran Ertiş | Individual C10 |  Melissa Tapper (AUS)
L 1-3  |  Sophie Walloe (DEN)
L 0-3  |  Natalia Partyka (POL)
L 0-3  | 3  | Did Not Advance

Women's team
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Hatice Duman
Nergis Altıntaş | Team C4-5 |  Israel (ISR)
W 2-0  |  China (CHN)
L 1-3  | Did Not Advance
Neslihan Kavas
Ümran Ertiş
Kübra Korkut | Team C6-10 | Bye  |  Australia (AUS)
L 0-2  | Did Not Advance

## Wheelchair basketball

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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[22]

During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[23]

Group A
Pos | Team

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1  |  Spain | 5  | 4  | 1  | 341  | 265  | +76  | 9[a] | Quarter-finals
2  |  Turkey | 5  | 4  | 1  | 327  | 272  | +55  | 9[a]
3  |  Australia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 342  | 293  | +49  | 9[a]
4  |  Netherlands | 5  | 2  | 3  | 264  | 294  | −30  | 7
5  |  Japan | 5  | 1  | 4  | 278  | 300  | −22  | 6  | 9th/10th place playoff
6  |  Canada | 5  | 0  | 5  | 222  | 350  | −128  | 5  | 11th/12th place playoff

Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Spain 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, +1 PD; Japan 3 pts, −9 PD

8 September 2016
15:45

Report

Turkey | 65-49 |  Japan

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Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 13–9, 16–16, 18–8
Pts: Gürbulak 25
Rebs: Gümüş 11
Asts: Gürbulak 10 |  | Pts: Fujimoto 22
Rebs: Fujimoto 8
Asts: Kozai 10

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Cristian Roja

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9 September 2016
12:15

Report

Australia | 62-60 |  Turkey

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Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 17–13, 12–17, 16–10
Pts: Knowles 17
Rebs: Norris 11
Asts: Knowles 9 |  | Pts: Gürbulak 27
Rebs: Gürbulak 13
Asts: Gürbulak 12

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Carsten Rehling

* * *

10 September 2016
10:30

Report

Spain | 65-68 |  Turkey

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Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–13, 14–15, 15–19
Pts: A. Zarzuela, P. Zarzuela 18
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 11
Asts: García 14 |  | Pts: Gürbulak 39
Rebs: Gezinci, Gümüş 6
Asts: Gürbulak 8

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Max Kindervater

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11 September 2016
11:45

Report

Turkey | 67-50 |  Netherlands

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Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–8, 12–8, 18–10
Pts: Dalay, Gümüş 18
Rebs: Gümüş 7
Asts: Gürbulak 11 |  | Pts: Korkmaz 12
Rebs: Poggenwisch 8
Asts: Poggenwisch 10

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bill Kuerzi

* * *

12 September 2016
19:30

Report

Canada | 46-67 |  Turkey

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Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 15–15, 13–22, 9–16
Pts: Eng 15
Rebs: Goncin 8
Asts: Goncin 7 |  | Pts: Gürbulak 24
Rebs: Gezinci, Gümüş 7
Asts: Gürbulak 10

Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Max Kindervater

Quarter-Finals

14 September 2016
21:00

Report

Turkey | 65-49 |  Brazil

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Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 20–12, 14–14, 12–15
Pts: Gürbulak 17
Rebs: Gümüş 10
Asts: Gürbulak 11 |  | Pts: Candido Sanchez 18
Rebs: De Miranda 9
Asts: Candido Sanchez 4

Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Sabastien Gauthier

Semi-Finals

15 September 2016
21:00

Report

Turkey | 54-74 |  United States

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Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 8–17, 9–17, 18–20
Pts: Gürbulak 13
Rebs: Gürbulak 10
Asts: Gürbulak 11 |  | Pts: Serio 17
Rebs: Serio 7
Asts: Serio 9

Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Linas Radykas

3rd Place

17 September 2016
11:45

Report

Great Britain | 82-76 (OT) |  Turkey

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Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 13–8, 14–19, 22–16, Overtime: 17–11
Pts: Bywater 25
Rebs: Sagar 11
Asts: Pratt 12 |  | Pts: Gürbulak 24
Rebs: Gürbulak 10
Asts: Gürbulak 19

Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Krunoslav Peic

## Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Busra Un qualified for Rio in the women's singles event as a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[24]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Büşra Ün | Women's singles |  Mayara (BRA)
L 0-2  | Did not advance

## See also

[edit]

* Turkey at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Americas|

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Europe|

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Oceania|

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Independent|

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