Bülent Korkmaz (archer)
Turkish Paralympic archer (born 1975)
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Bülent Korkmaz (born 5 March 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1975 Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Biga, Çanakkale Province, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Compound bow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Bülent Korkmaz was born on 5 March 1975.[1] He lives in Biga town of Çanakkale Province, where he is employed by the municipality.[2]
Sporting career
Korkmaz won with the national team a silver medal at the 2014 European Para Archery Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland,[1] a silver medal at the 2015 World Para Archery Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany,[3] and a gold medal at the 2016 European Para Archery Championships in Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France.[4][5]
He obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6] He won the silver medal with his teammate Öznur Cüre in the Mixed team compound event at the Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[7]
