Nesim Turan

Nesim Turan (born 2 March 1992) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian.^[1]

Nesim Turan

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 32) Ağrı, Turkey
Home town	Ankara, Turkey
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Para table tennis
Club	Lider Engellier SC
Coached by	Ilhami Kilinckaya
Medal record Men's para table tennis (class 4) Representing  Turkey Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team C4–5 2020 Tokyo Individual C4 2024 Paris Doubles MD8 World Championships 2018 Lasko Individual C4 2014 Beijing Individual C4 2014 Beijing Team C5 World Team Championships 2017 Bratislava Team C4 European Championships 2017 Lasko Individual C4 2017 Lasko Team C4 2015 Vejle Individual C4 2015 Vejle Team C4 2013 Lignano Team C4 2011 Split Team C4
Updated on 8 April 2019

In 2014, he won the gold medal in the Individual C4 event and silver medal along with his teammates Abdullah Öztürk and Ali Öztürk in the Team C5 event at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, China.^[2][3]

He took the gold medal with his teammates Ali Öztürk and Abdullah Öztürk in the Team C4 event at the 2016 Lignano Master Open in Italy.^[4][5]

He won the bronze medal in the Team C4–5 event at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil along with Abdullah Öztürk and Ali Öztürk.^[6]

References

1. "Nesim Turan". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
2. "Nesim Turan Dünya Şampiyonu". Masa tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
3. "Para Table Tennis'de Dünya 8.si olduk". Masa tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
4. Simpson, Paul (21 February 2016). "Three silvers and two bronzes for GB in Italy". table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
5. Bullock, Francesca (23 February 2016). "Disability Sport: Table Tennis star Jack is back with a bang". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
6. "Öztürk kardeşler Rio'da bronz madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

External links

• Nesim Turan at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Nesim Turan at the International Paralympic Committee
• Nesim Turan at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)