Umut Ünlü
Turkish Paralympic swimmer (born 2001)
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Umut Ünlü (born 28 July 2001) is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. This made him the first Turkish athlete to win two gold medals at the same Paralympic Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 28 July 2001 Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| S3, SM3 | |
Medal record | |
Personal life
Umut Ünlü was born in Gevaş, Van Province, eastern Turkey on 28 July 2001. He had no hands or feet, and fused vocal cords from birth.[1][2]
Sport career
Ünlü represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle S3[3] and the 200 metre freestyle event.[4] This made him the first athlete from Turkey to win two gold medals at the same Paralympics.[1][4]
