Mehmet Çetingöz

Mehmet Çetingöz (born May 12, 1991, in Şanlıurfa, Turkey)^[1] is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player in center position. He is a 4 point player competing for Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball team. He is part of the Turkey men's junior national wheelchair basketball team and captain of the U23 team.^[2][3]

Mehmet Çetingöz

Beşiktaş JK
Position	Center
League	Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 33) Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Career history
2005–13	Şanlırfa Wheelchair

Çetingöz became paralyzed at his right leg as a result of polio he contracted when he was four years of age. He began with wheelchair basketball with fourteen in a disabled sports club in Şanlıurfa.^[3][4]

After playing eight years for Şanlıurfa Wheelchair, he was transferred in August 2013 to Beşiktaş JK, which competes in the Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League.^[3][4]

Çetingöz became champion with the national junior team at the 5th Fazza International Wheelchair Basketball Championships held on April 17–23, 2013 in Dubai and was named Top Scorer.^[5][6]

Awards

Individual

• 5th Fazza International Wheelchair Basketball Championships - "Top Scorer"

National team

• 5th Fazza International Wheelchair Basketball Championships - with national junior team

References

1. "urfacetingoz" (in Turkish). netlog. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
2. "Milliler rahat kazandı73-40". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
3. "Engelli genç azmiyle milli takıma kaptan oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2013-08-28. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
4. "Mehmet Çetingöz Beşiktaş'a transfer oldu". Şanlıurfa Güncel (in Turkish). 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
5. "Basketbol Milli Takımı'nda Şanlıurfalı Sayı Kralı". İhlas Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2013-04-29. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
6. "5.nci FAZZA Uluslararası Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Şampiyonası Sonuçları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelller Spor Federasyonu. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-09-12.