Eray Şamdan

Eray Şamdan
Eray Şamdan (2021)
Born (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 27)
Kocaeli, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
StyleKarate Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Turkey
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 67 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Kumite 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Kumite 60 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Krakow Kumite 60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Kumite 60 kg
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kobe Kumite 60 kg

Eray Şamdan (born 25 July 1997)[1] is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite.[2][3] He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

In 2018, he took the bronze medal in the Kumite 60 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[6] He won the bronze medal in the Kumite −60 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain,[7] and the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in Poreč, Croatia.[8]

He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9]

He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10][11] In the final, he defeated Ala Salmi of Algeria.[12] He also won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[13][14] A few months later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15]

He won the one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Men's 60 kg Entry List by Event" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Eray Şamdan". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Akdeniz Oyunları'nda üç madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Eray Şamdan, İspanya'dan bronzla döndü". Spor 41 (in Turkish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Eray Şamdan'dan altın madalya". Sabah (in Turkish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Owen (26 June 2022). "Ouikene secures first Algerian gold medal of Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Algerian karatekas lead way to medals on Day 1 of Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  16. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.