Bülent Korkmaz (archer)
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1975 Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Biga, Çanakkale Province, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Compound bow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bülent Korkmaz (born 5 March 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event.[1]
Early life
Bülent Korkmaz was born on 5 March 1975.[1] He lives in Biga town of Çanakkale Province, where he is employed by the municipality.[2]
Sporting career
Korkmaz won with the national team a silver medal at the 2014 European Para Archery Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland,[1] a silver medal at the 2015 World Para Archery Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany,[3] and a gold medal at the 2016 European Para Archery Championships in Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France.[4][5]
He obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6] He won the silver medal with his teammate Öznur Cüre in the Mixed team compound event at the Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "European Para-Archery Championships 2014 – Complete Result Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonu Milli Sporcumuz Bülent Korkmaz, Türkiye Şampiyonası'na Katılıyor" (in Turkish). Biga Belediyesi. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Donaueschingen 2015 World Archery Para Championships". World Archery. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Saint Jean de Monts 2016 European Para Archery Championship". World Archery. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Paralimpik Kota Alan Sporcularımız: Bülent Korkmaz" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Bülent Korkmaz 2016 Rio Paralimpik Oyunlarında" (in Turkish). Çanakkale Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Öznur Cüre ve Bülent Korkmaz'dan gümüş madalya". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
- Bülent Korkmaz at World Archery
- Bülent Korkmaz at the International Paralympic Committee
- Bülent Korkmaz at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)