Zeynep Acet

Zeynep Acet
Personal information
Born (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAthletics
Disability classT53
ClubBağcılar Belediyesi Disabled SK
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Turkey
World Para Athletics European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz 100m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz 400m T53
IPC Athletics European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 200m T53

Zeynep Acet (born 5 March 1995) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete competing in the T53 disability class sprint events of 100m and 400m.[1] She is a member of the Bağcılar Belediyesi Disabled SK in Istanbul.[2]

She won the title in the women's disabled category at the 2015 Istanbul Marathon with 2:11:13 before her club mate Hamide Kurt.[3]

She competed in three events at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy. She won the silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the 2018 IPC Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany running in 35.78.[4][5] She took the bronze medal in the 100m T53 event of the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[6] She won further the silver medal in the 400m T53 event in the same championship.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Zeynep Acet". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 September 2016.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Rio'da Ülkemizi Bağcılarlı 4 Engelli Atlet Temsil Edecek" (in Turkish). Bağcılar Belediyesi. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ^ "İstanbul Maratonu'nda kazananlar belli oldu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Zübeyde ve Hamide altın madalyaya koştu". Sabah (in Turkish). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Event Overview - Women's 200m T53". World Para Athletics. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Para milli atletlerden Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda iki madalya". SporX] (in Turkish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Para milli atletlerden 4 madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.