Turkey at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics
| Turkey at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg | |
| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish Deaf Sport Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 287 in 15 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey as the host nation of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics competed in the event fielding 287 athletes.[1] Turkey finished on 4th in the Medal list after winning 46 medals including 17 gold medals;[2][3] this was also the occasion where Turkey won the highest number of medals in a single Deaflympics event.[4]
Medal table
| Sport | File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Football
Turkey Men's Deaf national football team competed in the football event as the host nation. Turkey won all 3 matches they played against Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Venezuela in the Group stage. Turkey defeated Ukraine in the finals 4–3 to claim the gold medal for the first time in Deaflympic football.[5]
Final
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 4-3 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Deaflympic football |
Handball
Turkey went onto participate at the handball event and created history after clinching the gold medal in the Men's Handball event for the very first time beating Russia in the finals.[6][7][8][9]
Volleyball
Turkey Men's Deaf Volleyball team participated at the Volleyball event and clinched gold medal by defeating Ukraine in the finals 3–0.[10][11][12] In the Women's volleyball tournament Turkey Women's Deaf Volleyball team finished 7th.
Taekwondo
Turkey had a great success in the Taekwondo events after finishing strongly with a medal haul of 15 medals including 6 gold medals.
- Yenigun Elif - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- Savan Aslihan - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold, File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- Gokkaya Ayse Gul - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- Karaca Ali - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold, File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- Yazici Merve - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- Seker Selver - File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- Caliskan Zeki - File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- Atamer Ibrahim - File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver, File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- Guler Muhammad - File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver
- Simsek Batuhan - File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
- Gecit Osman - File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
References
- ↑ "Turkey | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Medalists for Turkey | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Turkey completed Summer Deaflympics with 46 medals". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Turkey ranks 4th in Deaflympics games". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ↑ "Football |2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Handball |2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Turkey's men's volleyball and handball teams win gold in Deaflympics". DailySabah. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Volleyball |2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ "Turkey Men's Deaf Volleyball team claims gold". deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2017-10-13.