Muharrem Korhan Yamaç

Muharrem Korhan Yamaç

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	October 31, 1972 Edirne, Turkey
Sport
Event(s)	10m air pistol SH1
Club	Ağasar Sport Club
Coached by	Nevzat Yamaç
Medal record Shooting Competitor for  Turkey Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Mixed sport pistol SH1 2012 London Men's 10m air pistol SH1 2004 Athens Mixed free pistol SH1 IPC World Championships 2011 Zagreb 50m free pistol IPC World Cup 2010 Antalya 10m air pistol P1 2011 Alicante 10m air pistol SH1 2012 Antalya 10m air pistol P1 IPC European Championships 2005 Poland 50m free pistol 2003 Czech Rep 25m free pistol 2007 Germany 25m air pistol 2003 Czech Rep 50m free pistol 2005 Poland 25m sport pistol
Updated on 30 August 2012.

Muharrem Korhan Yamaç (born October 31, 1972 in Edirne, Turkey) is a Paralympics, world and European champion disabled sport shooter from Turkey competing in the air pistol events of 10m, 25m and 50m.^[1]

He was an army officer at the rank of a lieutenant as he stepped onto a land mine and lost his right foot.^[2]

Yamaç competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a gold and a bronze medal. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he was the flagbearer of his nation.

He won gold, silver and bronze medals at world and European events. He qualified again for his third time participation at the Summer Paralympics.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2003	IPC European Championships	Czech Republic	2nd	25m free pistol	[1]
			3rd	50m free pistol	[1]
2004	Paralympics	Athens, Greece	3rd	Mixed free pistol SH1	[1]
			1st	Mixed sport pistol SH1	[1]
2005	IPC European Championships	Poland	3rd	25m sport pistol	[1]
			1st	50m free pistol	[1]
2006	IPC World Championships	Switzerland	4th	25m sport pistol	[1]
			4th	50m free pistol	[1]
2007	IPC European Championships	Germany	2nd	25 m sport pistol	ER[1]
2008	Paralympics	Beijing, China	8th	10m air pistol SH1	[1]
			6th	50m air pistol	[1]
2010	IPC World Cup Turkey	Antalya, Turkey	1st	10m air pistol P1	657.5[3]
2011	IPC World Cup Spain	Alicante, Spain	1st	10m air pistol SH1	662.7[4]
	IPC World Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	3rd	50m free pistol	623.7[5]
2012	IPC World Cup Turkey	Antalya, Turkey	1st	10m air pistol P1	671.7[6]
	Summer Paralympics	London, United Kingdom	2nd	10m air pistol SH1	664.7

References

1. "Paralimpik ve Türkiye-Atıcılık-M. Korhan Yamaç" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
2. Özdil, Yılmaz (2012-08-29). "Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
3. "IPC Shooting Hits Poland and Turkey". IPC. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
4. "2011 IPC Shooting World Cup Aliante, Spain-Final results 10 m Air Pistol SH1" (PDF). IPC Shooting. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
5. "Day Five - IPC World Championships, Zagreb". Australian International Shooting Limited. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
6. "IPC Shooting World Cup-Final Results-P1 10 m Air Pistol" (PDF). IPC Shooting. Retrieved 2012-07-22.