Turkey at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Turkey will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September, 2021. This will be the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

Turkey at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeTUR
NPCTurkish Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors56 in 8 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances

Archery

Turkey have secured seven quotas in archery.[1]

Athletics

Two athletes are representing Turkey at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Oguz Akbulut Men's 400m T12
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Hamide Dogangun Women's 400m T53
Women's 800m T53

Goalball

Turkey have qualified in both the men's and women's teams.[2]

Shooting

Seven Turkish shooters qualified.

Swimming

Four swimmer will represent Turkey in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method & MQS.[3][4]

Table tennis

Six Turkish table tennis player qualified to compete in table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Taekwondo

Six Turkish taekwondoin qualified in all events.

Wheelchair basketball

The men's team qualified after entered top four at the 2019 IWBF Men's European Championship held in Wałbrzych, Poland.

See also

References

  1. "'s-Hertogenbosch 2019: Hekimoglu and Liu lead". International Paralympic Committee. 5 June 2019.
  2. "Lithuania, Turkey, United States and China book Tokyo 2020 Paralympic goalball spots". insidethegames.biz. 8 July 2019.
  3. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
  4. "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
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