Tekin Okan Düzgün (born 24 May 1988, in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
) is a Turkish
national goalball
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player of
class B1 and
Paralympian.
Personal life
He is married to his club mate
Gülşah Aktürk, a visually impaired sportswoman and
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
player. The couple has a daughter Elif Bera born 2018.
Sporting career
A member of Ankara Goalball Sports Club, Düzgün 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 event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
, which became bronze medalist.
Achievements
References
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1988 births
Living people
Turkish male goalball players
Paralympic goalball players for Turkey
Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey
Paralympic medalists in goalball
Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Visually impaired-category Paralympic competitors
Sportspeople from Ankara
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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