Abdullah Kayapınar (born 10 February 1992) is a Turkish Paralympian

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who competes in the -49 kg division. He won the silver medal in the men's 49kg event at the

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held in Paris, France.

Sport career

Kayapınar met coach Semih Ceylan in 2014 while he was working as a waiter in a restaurant in his hometown

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. He started performing

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with the encouragement of Ceylan. He competed at the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, lifting 149 kg, which brought him the seventh place. He lifted 150 kg at the

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, and ranked fifth. He took the bronze medal with his lift of 173 kg at the 2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships in

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, United Arab Emirates. He competed at the 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup in

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, Egypt, where he lifted 161 kg. His participations in Kazakhstan and Eğypt enabled him a spot at the

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, France. At the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, he lifted 180 kg, and won the silver medal.

Personal life

Abdullah Kayapınar was born in

Sivas Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.İl Beledi ...

, Turkey on 10 February 1992. He has congenital short stature disorder, being tall at .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kayapinar, Abdullah 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Sivas Turkish male powerlifters 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Paralympic powerlifters for Turkey Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Turkey Paralympic medalists in powerlifting