Abdullah Öztürk

Abdullah Öztürk
Ozturk at 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 35)
Trabzon, Turkey
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara table tennis
ClubLider Engellier SC
Turned pro2008
Coached byIlhami Kilinckaya
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (August 2017)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis (class 4)
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual C4
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual C4
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Doubles MD8
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lasko Individual C4
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing Team C5
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Gwangju Team C4
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bratislava Team C4
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lignano Individual C4
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vejle Team C4
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lasko Team C4
Silver medal – second place 2011 Split Team C4
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lignano Team C4
Silver medal – second place 2015 Vejle Individual C4
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lasko Individual C4
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Split Individual C4
Updated on 8 April 2019

Abdullah Öztürk (born 1 October 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 April 2019, Öztürk ranks second in the world list of his disability class.

He won the gold medal in the Individual C4 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Abdullah Ozturk". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Paralimpik takımımız Londra'da". Habertürk (in Turkish). 20 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Para Table Tennis'de Dünya 8.si olduk". Masa tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul (21 February 2016). "Three silvers and two bronzes for GB in Italy". table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ Bullock, Francesca (23 February 2016). "Disability Sport: Table Tennis star Jack is back with a bang". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Abdullah Öztürk, Rio'da altın madalya kazandı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Öztürk kardeşler Rio'da bronz madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Abdullah Öztürk'ten altın madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.


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