Emine Seçkin (born 20 March 1980) is a Turkish European-champion para-badminton player who competes in the disability class WH2 at international competitions, in singles and doubles events. She competed at the

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, and was qualified for the

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Sport career

Seçkin started playing

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inspired by her

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player spouse in 2010. In the beginning, she had difficult times, and did not get success. However, she did not give up, and continued with the sport. She is tall at . She competes in the wheelchair disability class WH2. She transferred to

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from Konyaspor. She is coached by Mehmet Fatih Yüksel. She won the silver medal in the singles WH2 and the gold medal in the doubles event at the 2021 Fazza Para Badminton International tournament in

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, United Arab Emirates. During the

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, Japan, she learned of the death of her father. She narrowly lost to rival

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in the

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, and ranked fourth. At the Bahrain Para Badminton International 2022, she took the bronze medal. The same year, she won silver medals in the singles WH2 and the doubles WH1–WH2 events at the

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in Tokyo.] In 2023, she captured the gold medals in the singles WH2 and Mixed tram events at the Canada Para Badminton International Tournament in

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. At the

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, Netherlands, she won the gold medal. She received a quota to represent her country at the

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, France. At the 4 Nations Para Badminton International 2024 tournament in

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, Scotland, she took the silver medal in the Singles WH2 event.

Personal life

Emine Seçkin was born in

Aksaray Aksaray () is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aksaray Province and Aksaray District.

, Turkey, on 20 March 1980. She is married to Murat Seçkin, a wheelchair basketball player, and is mother of two children.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seckin, Emine 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Aksaray Sportspeople from Konya Turkish female badminton players Turkish para-badminton players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Paralympic badminton players for Turkey Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics