Hüseyin Alkan (born April 1, 1988, in

Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece (; meaning “small-drawer”, from much earlier ''Rhagion'' and ''Küçükçökmece as “little breakdown''" or “''little depression''”, in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a suburb and district of Istanbul, Turke ...

Istanbul Province ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_in ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish

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goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded inside of it into the opponents' goal. The ball is thrown by hand a ...

player of class B1 and

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. He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident.

Sporting career

A member of Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club, Alkan played in Turkey's national team at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, which became bronze medalist.

Achievements

References

Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Istanbul Male goalball players Turkish goalball players Paralympic goalball players of Turkey Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors Turkish blind people Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes with a vision impairment Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Turkish people {{Goalball-bio-stub