Sevim Demircan

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Sevim Demircan
Personal information
Born (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25)
Burhaniye, Balıkesir, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportPara-Athletics
Disability class T20
Event(s)
 200m, 400 m
Medal record
Track and field
Representing Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
INAS Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Val-de-Reuil400m
World Para Athletics Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Nottwil400m T20 (U20)

Sevim Demircan (born 15 February 2000) is a Turkish female para-athlete competing in the T20 disability class sprint events of 200 m and 400 m. [1]

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Private life

Sevim Demircan was born in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir on 15 February 2000. [2] [3] [4]

Sports career

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she placed seventh in the 200 m T20/38/44/47 event. [5] She became world champion in the 400 m event at the 2018 INAS Indoor Athletics Championships held in Val-de-Reuil, France. [3] [6] [7] She won the bronze medal in the 400 m T20 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships held in Nottwil, Switzerland. [4] [8]

Achievements

YearCompetitionPlace!EventResultNotes
2018INAS Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsFlag of France.svg France, Val-de-Reuil 400 mGold medal icon.svg1:04.59 [6]
2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland, Nottwil 400 m T20
(U20)		Bronze medal icon.svg1:04.79 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "World Para Athletics Official World Rankings 2018". World Para Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Olimpik Deneme Yarışmaları İstanbul" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu - İstanbul Atletizm İl Temsilciliği. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 Atik, Mustafa (16 March 2019). "Şampiyonlara Cumhuriyet Altını". Haberci (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Burhaniye'de özel sporcular dünya şampiyonu oldu". TimeTürk (in Turkish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "9thFazaa Para-Athletics Championships-Dubai 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix" (PDF). Faa Championships for the Disabled 2016-2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Russia's Muratov breaks 400m world record at INAS Indoor Athletics Championships". INAS. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Turkey grabs gold in Indoor Athletics Championships". Daily Sabah . 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Sevim Demircan bronz madalya kazandı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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