Hüseyin Alkan

Hüseyin Alkan
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988
Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Sport
Sport Goalball
Event(s) class B1
Club Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club
Coached by Latif Barakçı
Updated on 4 September 2012.

Hüseyin Alkan (born April 1, 1988 in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B1 and Paralympian.[1]

He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident.[2]

Sporting career

A member of Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club, Alkan played in Turkey's national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which became bronze medalist.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 IBSA International Goalball Tournament Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd team
2010 IBSA European Goalball Championship Assens, Denmark 3rd team[3]
2011 IBSA International Goalball Tournament Ghent, Belgium 3rd team
IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya, Turkey 2nd team
Goalball UK Elite Tournament Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st team
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 3rd national team

References

  1. "Sporcular / Goalbol-Hüseyin Alkan" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  2. Özdil, Yılmaz (2012-08-29). "Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. Yanev, Ivan. "European Goalball Championship, Assens, Denmark 19-24.10.2010". S.C.I. Vitosha. Retrieved 2012-09-04.


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