Hüseyin Alkan
Turkish goalball player (born 1988)
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Hüseyin Alkan (born 1 April 1988, in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province) is a Turkish national goalball player of class B1 and Paralympian.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1988 Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Goalball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | class B1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Latif Barakçı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 4 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He lost his eyesight at the age of 19 as a result of workplace accident.[2]
Sporting career
A member of Erzurum Visually Impaired People Sports Club, Alkan played in Turkey's national team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which became bronze medalist. He has also participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey | ||||
| 2009 | IBSA International Goalball Tournament | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | team |
| 2010 | IBSA European Goalball Championship | Assens, Denmark | 3rd | team[3] |
| 2011 | IBSA International Goalball Tournament | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | team |
| IBSA World Championships and Games | Antalya, Turkey | 2nd | team | |
| Goalball UK Elite Tournament | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | team | |
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | national team |
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