Eray Şamdan (born 25 July 1997)[1] is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite.[2][3] He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]
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| Born | 25 July 1997 Kocaeli, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, he took the bronze medal in the Kumite 60 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[6] He won the bronze medal in the Kumite −60 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain,[7] and the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in Poreč, Croatia.[8]
He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10][11] In the final, he defeated Ala Salmi of Algeria.[12] He also won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[13][14] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15]
He won the one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Men's 60 kg Entry List by Event" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Eray Şamdan". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Akdeniz Oyunları'nda üç madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Eray Şamdan, İspanya'dan bronzla döndü". Spor 41 (in Turkish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Eray Şamdan'dan altın madalya". Sabah (in Turkish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (26 June 2022). "Ouikene secures first Algerian gold medal of Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Algerian karatekas lead way to medals on Day 1 of Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
edit- Eray Şamdan – World Karate Federation ranking
- Eray Şamdan at KarateRec.com
- Eray Şamdan at Olympics.com
- Eray Şamdan at Olympedia
- Eray Şamdan at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Eray Şamdan at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
