Sevilay Öztürk (born 28 November 2003) is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. She competes in the disability category of S5 in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, specializing in sprint events. She competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
.jpg) Öztürk in 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sevilay Öztürk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 2003 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kahramanmaraş Municipality SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ali Uzun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal history
editSevilay Öztürk was born to Bülent Öztürk and Hülya as their first child on 28 November 2003.[1] She has no arms as a birth defect (bilateral congenital upper extremity agenesis).[2][3]
Very much supported by her father, she was schooled in the neighborhood. She learned to use her foot for writing.[4]
Swimming career
editÖztürk began swimming in 2010 after she met Beytullah Eroğlu at a hospital in her hometown, the successful national Paralympic swimmer, who has also bilateral limb deficiency.[3][4] She began with regular swimming exercise in 2013. She won three gold and two silver medals in the national Para swimming championships.[4] She internationally debuted at the 30th International German Championships in Berlin in June 2016.[3][5] She was qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and represented her country in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was the youngest competitor at all. She failed to capture any medal. She took part at the 2017 European Para Youth Games held in Liguria, Italy, and won the gold medal in the 50 m Backstroke S5 event.[2]
Öztürk's disability swimming classification is S5 due to her limb deficiency as a birth defect.[2] The 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) tall Para swimmer is coached by Ali Uzun in Kahramanmaraş Munispality SC.[3]
At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, U.K., she won the bronze medal in the 50 m butterfly S5 event with a time of 47.35.[6]
She was named as one of two flag bearers along with Mahmut Bozteke by the Turkish National Paralympic Committee to lead the Turkish contingent for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7]
Achievements
edit| Competition | Place | Event | Rank | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th International German Championships |  Germany, Berlin
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50 m Freestyle S5 | Heats | 56.57 | [5] |
| 50 m Butterfly Youth S5 | 5 | 52.87 | |||
| 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heats | 2:10.39 | |||
| 100 m Backstroke Time Trial S5 |  |
2:09.96 | |||
| 2016 Paralympic Games |  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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50 m Freestyle S5 | 8 | 50.34 | [1] |
| 50 m Butterfly S5 | 5 | 50.14 | |||
| 50 m Backstroke S5 | 6 | 50.19 | |||
| 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heats | 1:54.87 | |||
| 2017 European Para Youth Games |  Italy, Liguria
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50 m Freestyle S5 | 4 | 46.60 | [8] |
| 50 m Backstroke S5 |  |
46.70 | |||
| 2019 World Para Swimming Championships |  United Kingdom London |
50 m Butterfly S5 |  |
47.35 | [6] |
| 50 m Backstroke S5 | 8th | 50.54 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Athlete Profile Swimming: Ozturk, Sevilay". Paralympic Mexico City 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Engelli yüzücü Sevilay Öztürk'ün hedefi! Olimpiyat Şampiyonluğu". Haber 46 (in Turkish). 4 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Athlete Profile Swimming: Ozturk Sevilay". Paralympic Mexico City 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Sevinç, Ersoy (18 June 2016). "Hayatını engelli yüzücü kızına adadı". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Protokoll 30. Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften" (PDF) (in German). Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Sevilay Öztürk'ten bronz madalya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Tiryaki, Erkan (27 August 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralimpik Oyunları'nın açılışında Türk bayrağını Sevilay Öztürk ve Mahmut Bozteke taşıyacak". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "SSwimming Competition". 2017 European Para Youth Games. Retrieved 3 January 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Sümeyye Boyacı dünya ikincisi oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links
edit- Sevilay Öztürk at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sevilay Öztürk at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)
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