Semih Deniz

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Semih Deniz
Personal information
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 34)
Years active2006–
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
ClubÇankaya Belediyesi SK
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Paralympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500m T11
IPC Athletics World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lyon 1500m T12
IPC Athletics European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 1500m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Swansea 400m T11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Swansea 1500m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Stadskanaal 400m T12

Semih Deniz (born January 5, 1989) is a Turkish Paralympics medalist middle distance runner competing in the T11, T12 and T13 class. [1]

Semih Deniz began his sporting career in 2006. [2] He competes for Çankaya Belediyesi SK in Ankara. [3]

Deniz competed at the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Stadskanaal, Netherlands and won the silver medal in the 400m T12 event. [3] The same year, he represented his country at the 2012 Paralympics in London, United Kingdom competing in the 400m T12, 800m T12, and 1500m T13 events. [4]

In 2013, he took the bronze medal in the 1500m T12 event at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. [3]

Deniz captured the silver medal in the 400m T11 event and the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. [5]

In 2016, he took the gold medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. [6]

He won the bronze medal in the 1500m T11 event at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [7]

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References

  1. "Semih Deniz". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. "Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu'ndan Kaya'nın iddialarına yanıt!". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Atletizm" (in Turkish). Çankaya Belediyesi. Retrieved 2016-09-19. |
  4. "Atletizm Branşında'da Paralimpik Oyınlara Gitme Vizesi Aldık ..." (in Turkish). Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. "Ipc Avrupa Atletizm Şampiyonası". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. "Semih Deniz ve Hasan Hüseyin Kaçar İtalya'da Devam Eden Görme Engelliler Atletizm Şampiyonası'na damga vurdu". Haberler Ankara (in Turkish). 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. "Semih Deniz, bronz madalya kazandı!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-19.