Hakan Akkaya (born 7 March 1995) is a Turkish Paralympian wheelchair fencer of sport class A.[1] He is Turkey's first international wheelchair fencer.[2]
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| Born | 7 March 1995 Bursa, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ankara University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015– | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Épée and foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nilüfer Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editHakan Akkaya was born in Bursa, Turkey on 7 March 1995. At the age of three, he lost his two legs below the knee after he was exposed to electric shocks from touching electrical wires while playing on his home balcony.[2]
Akkaya is a graduate of Ankara University.[1][2]
Sport career
editIn 2013, Akkaya began with wheelchair fencing at the local club Nilüfer Belediyespor, which shortly opened up a branch for disabled sports. As no branch of wheelchair fencing existed within the Physically Disabled Sports Federation of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TBESF), he participated in international competitions without being a national athlete, and won several medals.[2]
Although not a national athlete, Akkaya was admitted to the IWAS Junior World Games held in Stadskanaal, Netherlands, at which he became champion in the foil event.[2][3] He thus became a pioneer in that sport branch in Turkey, and following his international debut, the wheelchair fencing branch was officially established under the TBESF.[2] He took part at the 2016 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Under 17 and Under 23 World Championships in Stadskanaal, Netherlands, and became runner-up in the épée and shared the third place in the foil events of the age group U23.[4]
After his participation at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in 2015 in Eger, Hungary, Akkaya took part in the same competition in the épée and foil events in 2017 in Rome, Italy and in 2019 in Cheongju, South Korea, as well as at the 2018 Wheelchair Fencing European Championships in Terni, Italy.[1]
Akkaya competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was not able to pass the qualification rounds after winning only one of the total six matches.[5]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, he won the bronze medal in the Individual épée event.[6]
Akkaya captured the gold medal in the Individual foil A event and another gold medal in the Individual épée A event at the 2024 World Cup in Pisa , Italy.[7]
Achievements
editIn the senior category, he competed at the world and European championships as well as at the Paralympics in the foil and épée events of sport class A.[1]
| Year | Competition | Place | Event | Result |
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| 2015 | Wheelchair Fencing World Championships |  Eger |
Individual foil A | 31 |
| Individual épée A | 32 | |||
| 2017 | Wheelchair Fencing World Championships |  Rome |
Individual foil A | 12 |
| Individual épée A | 26 | |||
| 2018 | IWAS Wheelchair Fencing European Championships | Terni |
Individual foil A | 11 |
| Individual épée A | 17 | |||
| 2019 | Wheelchair Fencing World Championships |  Cheongju |
Individual foil A | 18 |
| Individual épée A | 22 | |||
| 2021 | 2020 Summer Paralympics |  Tokyo |
Individual foil A | Gr. stage 6 |
| Individual épée A | Gr. stage 4 | |||
| 2024 | 2024 Summer Paralympics |  Paris
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Individual foil | 6 |
| Individual épée | 
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| World Cup | Pisa
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Individual foil A | 
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| Individual épée A |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Akkaya, Hakan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Avşar, Halil İbrahim (6 February 2019). "'Türkiye'nin Yıldızları': Hakan Akkaya". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Engelli Eskrimci Hakan Akkaya'dan Dünya Birinciliği". Habertürk (in Turkish). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Historic Results – World Championships – 2016 Stadskanaal, Netherlands – Download". IWAS. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Hakan Akkaya'dan Tokyo 2020'ye veda". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Hakan Akkaya, Paris 2024'te bronz madalyayı kaptı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Hakan Akkaya'dan İtalya'da ikinci şampiyonluk" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eskrim Federasyonu. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
edit- Hakan Akkaya at the International Paralympic Committee
- Hakan Akkaya at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)