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Turkey has qualified send athletes to the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, 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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Competitors

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Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories;

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, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness;

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

;

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories;

visual impairment Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

, including

blindness Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

;

Les autres Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...

, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example

dwarfism Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...

multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...

. Each

Paralympic sport The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...

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 Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Administration and support

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.

5-a-side football

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. ---- ---- ;5th–6th place match

Archery

Turkey qualified three archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the

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. The spots are all in the compound open, with 2 spots for men and 1 spot for a woman.

Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Korkmaz was a ...

earned Turkey's first spot in the men's compound open, with

Erdoğan Aygan Erdoğan Aygan (born 11 January 1979) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event. Early life Erdoğan Aygan was born on 11 January 1979. He lives in Istanbul, Turkey. Sporting career Aygan began his archery caree ...

earning the second men's spot.

Handan Biroğlu Handan Biroğlu (born March 1, 1981) is a Turkish female para-archer competing in the women's compound bow event. She represents her country at the 2016 Paralympics. Early life Handan Biroğlu was born in Erzincan, Turkey on March 1, 1981. She ...

earned the women's spot after defeating Ireland's Kerrie-Louise Leonard to qualify for the quarterfinals. ;Men , - , align=left,

Sadık Savaş Sadık Savaş (born 16 August 1987) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's recurve bow event. Early life Sadık Savaş was born on 16 August 1987. He lives in Ankara, Turkey. Sporting career Savaş began his archery career in 2 ...

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Merve Nur Eroğlu Merve Nur Eroğlu (born March 25, 1993) is a Turkish para-archer competing in the women's recurve bow event. She took part at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Early life Merve Nur Eroğlu was born in Bolu, Turkey on March 25, 1993. She lives in her ...

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Athletics

;Men ;Track events ;Field events ;Women ;Track events ;Field events

Goalball

Men

Turkey's men enter the tournament ranked fourth in the world. ;Pool B ---- ---- ---- Quarter-Finals

Women

The

Turkey women's national goalball team Turkey women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Turkey. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions. Current squad *Coach : Gült ...

qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the

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. They defeated Japan in the bronze medal game to qualify. 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.” Turkey's women enter the tournament ranked fifth in the world. ;Pool D ---- ---- ---- Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final

Judo

Powerlifting

;Women

Shooting

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 Çağla Baş Atakal (born Çağla Baş on July 26, 1992), aka Çağla Atakal, is a Turkish female paralympic shooter competing in the air rifle events. She qualified to represent Turkey at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Baş also ...

winning a silver medal. Cevat Karagöl gave Turkey another spot in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event after winning a bronze medal. 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 Muharrem Korhan Yamaç (born October 31, 1972, in Edirne, Turkey) is a Paralympics, world and European champion disabled sport shooter from Turkey competing in the air pistol events of 10m, 25m and 50m. He was an army officer at the rank of a l ...

in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event. The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in

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, Australia. At this competition, Savaş Üstün earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event. The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in

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, USA in November.

Ayşegül Pehlivanlar Ayşegül Pehlivanlar (born December 5, 1979) is a Turkish paralympic shooter competing in the pistol events. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early life Ayşegül Pehlivanlar was born on December 5, 1 ...

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

Swimming

Men

Women

Table Tennis

;Men's individual ;Men's team ;Women's individual ;Women's team

Wheelchair basketball

The Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. 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. ;Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals 3rd Place

Wheelchair tennis

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

References

{{NPCin2016SummerParalympics Nations at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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2016 in Turkish sport

Medalists

Competitors

Disability classifications

Administration and support

5-a-side football

Archery

Athletics

Goalball

Men

Women

Judo

Powerlifting

Shooting

Swimming

Men

Women

Table Tennis

Wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair tennis

See also

References