Bülent Korkmaz (born 5 March 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's

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event.

Early life

Bülent Korkmaz was born on 5 March 1975. He lives in

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town of

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, where he is employed by the municipality.

Sporting career

Korkmaz won with the national team a silver medal at the 2014 European Para Archery Championships in

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, Switzerland, a silver medal at the 2015 World Para Archery Championships in

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, Germany, and a gold medal at the 2016 European Para Archery Championships in

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, France. He obtained a quota spot for the

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, Brazil. He won the silver medal with his teammate Öznur Cüre in the Mixed team compound event at the Archery at the

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* * * 1975 births People from Biga, Çanakkale Turkish male archers Paralympic archers for Turkey Paralympic wheelchair archers Archers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Living people Paralympic silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in archery Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in archery 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Turkey-archery-bio-stub