Abdullah Öztürk

Abdullah Öztürk
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1989-10-01) October 1, 1989
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Para table tennis
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 2nd
Medal record
Men's table tennis (class 4)
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual C4
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team C4–5
World Championships
2014 Beijing Team C5
Updated on 13 September 2016.

Abdullah Öztürk (born October 1, 1989) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian.[1]

Öztürk represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom.[2]

In 2014, he won the silver medal along with Ali Öztürk and Nesim Turan in the Team C5 event at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, China.[3]

He took the gold medal with his teammates Ali Öztürk and Nesim Turan in the Team C4 event at the 2016 Lignano Master Open in Italy.[4][5] He captured the gold medal in the individual C4 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6] He won the bronze medal in the Team C4–5 event of the Paralympics along with his brother Ali Öztürk and teammate Nesim Turan.[7]

As of June 1, 2016, Öztürk ranks second in the world list of his disability class.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdullah Ozturk". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Paralimpik takımımız Londra'da". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Para Table Tennis'de Dünya 8.si olduk". Masa tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Paul (2016-02-21). "Three silvers and two bronzes for GB in Italy". table Tennis England. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ↑ Bullock, Francesca (2016-02-23). "Disability Sport: Table Tennis star Jack is back with a bang". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Abdullah Öztürk, Rio'da altın madalya kazandı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Öztürk kardeşler Rio'da bronz madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  8. ↑ "ITTF Para Table Tennis Ranking Lists - Men class 4 as of 2016-07-01". Para Teble tennis. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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