Nezir Karap (born January 2, 1994) is a Turkish

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competing in the freestyle stroke event. He was a member of

Galatasaray Swimming Galatasaray Swimming Team is the men's and women's swimming (sport), swimming section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Technical and managerial staff Current squad Galatasaray swimming team International success ...

before he transferred to

Enkaspor Enkaspor ( tr, Enka Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established in 1983 in Istanbul, Turkey by the Turkish construction conglomerate Enka Construction Co. Enkaspor's main activities are in athletics, water polo, tennis and swimming with 3 ...

. He won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle, the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle, the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event of the

Aquatics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Swimming at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Jaka Baring Swimming Stadium in Palembang from 24 to 29 September 2013. Medalists Men Women Medal table References Complete Results External links 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Re ...

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, Indonesia. Karap took the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event at the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...

, Turkey. He holds a number of

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including in 400m freestyle (3:50.07 in 2015), 800m freestyle (7:59.20 in 2016), 1500m freestyle (15:16.29 in 2016), and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (7:22.15 in 2015). He earned a quota spot for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

with his performance in the 400m freestyle event at the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...

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, Russia. His time was also a new national record.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karap, Nezir 1994 births Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish male freestyle swimmers Enkaspor athletes Living people Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in swimming Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish people