Hüseyin Alkan

Hüseyin Alkan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 36)
Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Sport
SportGoalball
Eventclass B1
ClubErzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club
Coached byLatif Barakçı
Medal record
Goalball
Representing  Turkey
Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London team
IBSA World Championships and Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Antalya team
IBSA European Goalball Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Assens team
Updated on 4 September 2012

Hüseyin Alkan (born 1 April 1988, in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B1 and Paralympian.[1]

He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident.[2]

Sporting career

A member of Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club, Alkan played in Turkey's national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which became bronze medalist.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 IBSA International Goalball Tournament Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd team
2010 IBSA European Goalball Championship Assens, Denmark 3rd team[3]
2011 IBSA International Goalball Tournament Ghent, Belgium 3rd team
IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya, Turkey 2nd team
Goalball UK Elite Tournament Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st team
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 3rd national team

References

  1. ^ "Sporcular / Goalbol-Hüseyin Alkan" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ Özdil, Yılmaz (29 August 2012). "Eli ayağı tutan acizler ülkesinin... İnsanüstü yetenekli milli takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ Yanev, Ivan (10 September 2008). "European Goalball Championship, Assens, Denmark 19-24.10.2010". S.C.I. Vitosha. Retrieved 4 September 2012.