Nesim Turan

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Nesim Turan
TURAN Nesim (TUR,M4) IMG 5083 (37046502406).jpg
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 32)
Ağrı, Turkey
Home town Ankara, Turkey
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryTurkey
Sport Para table tennis
ClubLider Engellier SC
Coached byIlhami Kilinckaya
Medal record
Men's para table tennis (class 4)
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team C4–5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual C4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Doubles MD8
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 LaskoIndividual C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 BeijingIndividual C4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 BeijingTeam C5
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 BratislavaTeam C4
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 LaskoIndividual C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 LaskoTeam C4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 VejleIndividual C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 VejleTeam C4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 LignanoTeam C4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 SplitTeam C4
Updated on 8 April 2019

Nesim Turan (born 2 March 1992) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian. [1]

In 2014, he won the gold medal in the Individual C4 event and silver medal along with his teammates Abdullah Öztürk and Ali Öztürk in the Team C5 event at the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, China. [2] [3]

He took the gold medal with his teammates Ali Öztürk and Abdullah Öztürk in the Team C4 event at the 2016 Lignano Master Open in Italy. [4] [5]

He won the bronze medal in the Team C4–5 event at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil along with Abdullah Öztürk and Ali Öztürk. [6]

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