Cem Gezinci

Cem Gezinci
No. 1 – Galatasaray
PositionForward
LeagueTurkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1985-09-01) 1 September 1985 (age 39)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Career history
?Galatasaray
Medals
Wheelchair basketball
Representing  Turkey
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tenerife national team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Worcester national team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Frankfurt national team

Cem Gezinci (born 1 September 1985 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian. He is a 4.5 point player competing for Beşiktaş, and is part of Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team.[1]

Cem plays in the national team, which qualified to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career history

He played in the national team, which ranked eight at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship held in Birmingham, United Kingdom .[2]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the national team he was part of, ranked 7th.

At the 2014 World Championships in Incheon, South Korea the national team he was part of, scored the bronze medal.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2010 WB World Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th national team
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 7th national team
2013 IWBF European Championship Frankfurt, Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) national team
2014 WB World Championship Incheon, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) national team
2015 IWBF European Championship Worcester, United Kingdom 2nd place, silver medalist(s) national team
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th national team
2017 IWBF European Championship Tenerife, Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s) national team

References

  1. ^ "Roster". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Turkey". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championships". IWWBC2014.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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