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Furkan Akar
Furkan Akar (born 6 March 2002) is a Turkish Olympian short track speed skater. He is the first representative of Turkey at the Olympic Games in short track speed skating. He is also the first and only Turkish athlete placed in "Top 10" at the Winter Olympics by finishing 6th in the 1000-meter event at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. Akar finished third (1:34.780) and gained a bronz medal in the 2023 European Championship 1000 metres race, a first for Turkey. Early years Furkan Akar was born in Erzurum, Turkey on 6 March 2002. He started motivated performing winter sportby his brother while he was watching him in training. At age of nine, he began skiing. He is a student of Sport coaching in the Sport Science Faculty at Atatürk University in Erzurum. Sports career Akar competes in short track speed skating with the license of Erzurum G.S.İ.M. He has been in the national team since 2015. He took the bronze medal in the Boys' 500m and the silver medal in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. The city uses the double-headed eagle as its coat-of-arms, a motif that has been a common symbol throughout Anatolia since the Bronze Age. Erzurum has winter sports facilities and hosted the 2011 Winter Universiade. Name and etymology The city was originally known in Armenian as Karno K'aghak' ( hy, Կարնոյ քաղաք), meaning city of Karin, to distinguish it from the district of Karin ( Կարին). It is presumed its name was derived from a local tribe called the Karenitis. Darbinian, M. "Erzurum," Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1978, vol. 4, p. 93. An alternate theory contends that a local princely family, the Kamsarakans, the Armenian off-shoot of the Iranian Kārin Pahlav family, lent its name to the locale that eventually bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Erzurum
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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List Of Flag Bearers For Turkey At The Olympics
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Turkey at the Olympics. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the of the . See also * Turkey at the OlympicsNotes References {{Olympic natio ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatih Arda İpcioğlu
Fatih Arda İpçioğlu (born 28 September 1997) is a Turkish ski jumper and ex national record holder. Career In 2017, he became the first Turkish ski jumper, who scored Continental Cup points in Erzurum; he also became the first Turkish ski jumper, who performed in the Nordic World Championships in Lahti, where he qualified in both normal hill and large hill individual events. He became the first Turkish ski jumper to perform in World Cup in Lillehammer. In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ..., South Korea and became the first Olympic Turkish ski jumper. He also became the first representative of Turkey to qualify for a competition at the Four Hills Tournament and the first to score World Cup poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanatik (Turkey)
Fanatik is a Turkish daily-published and online sports newspaper. History ''Fanatik'' was founded on 20 November 1995. ''Fanatik'' is owned by Demirören Group since 2018 April, following a group of companies acquisition of previous owners Doğan Holding. Since 1995, the paper has also been distributed in Germany and Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ..., but the distribution was canceled in Germany in 2010. In Germany, the circulation dropped under 8000 copies per edition. ''Fanatik'' also offers web-TV.FanatikWeb-TV In 1996, ''Fanatik'' held a daily average circulation of 270,517 copies. Since 2000, ''Fanatik'' is a member of the European Sports Magazines. References External links Fanatik website 1995 establishments in Turkey Daily newspapers publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTV Spor
NTV Spor is a Turkish online sports platform. NTV Spor used to be a nationwide TV channel between 2008 and 2018. As of April 2021, NTV Spor continues to produce content via their website and YouTube channel. NTV Spor used to hold broadcasting rights of varied sports events including La Liga, NBA, FA Cup, Wimbledon, Eurobasket, UEFA Euros and FIFA World Cup qualifying phase. History NTV Spor, a subsidiary of Doğuş Media Group, was launched as a web portal in June 2006. NTV Spor TV channel was launched on 17 March 2008. The channel started nationwide terrestrial broadcasting on 19 November 2008. In same year, they acquired broadcasting rights of Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, Argentine Primera División, NBA and NASCAR. In 2010, NTV Spor started to air 2010–11 season of World Series Boxing of AIBA, in which a Turkish boxing team named "Istanbulls" also competed in. On 24 June 2011, the channel started HD broadcasting. Following the strategic cooperation agreement between D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey At The European Youth Olympic Festival
Turkey participated in nine editions of eleven European Youth Summer Olympic Festivals since its establishment in 1991. As of 2011, Turkish youth athletes have won a total of 39 medals, divided into 11 golds, 9 silvers and 19 bronzes. Turkey hosted 2011 Summer Festival and 2017 Winter Festival. Medal tables Medals by Summer Youth Olympic Festival Medals by Winter Youth Olympic Festival Medals by summer sport Medals by winter sport List of medalists Summer Festivals Winter Festivals See also * Turkey at the Youth Olympics * Turkey at the Olympics * Turkey at the Paralympics Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peni ... * Turkey at the European Games * Turkey at the Universiade References Youth sport in Turkey Nations at the European Youth Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey At The 2022 Winter Olympics
Turkey competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Turkish team consisted of seven athletes (four men and three women) competing in four sports. Furkan Akar and Ayşenur Duman were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Alpine skiing By meeting the basic qualification standards, Turkey has qualified one male and one female alpine skier. Cross-country skiing Turkey has qualified one male and two female cross-country skiers. ;Distance ;Sprint Short track speed skating Turkey has qualified one male short track speed skater. This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics. Ski jumping Turkey qualified one male ski jumper. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Turkey At The 2022 Winter Olympics Nations at the 2022 Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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