| Turkey at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | TUR |
| NPC | Turkish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 58th |
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Turkey first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1992. Turkey did not participate in 1996 but since then has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games. The country debuted at the Winter Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi. [1]
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Medals by Summer Sport
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This is a list of Turkish athletes who have won multiple medals.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevda Altunoluk |  Goalball | 2016–2024 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Abdullah Öztürk |  Table tennis | 2012–2024 | M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Nazmiye Muratlı |  Powerlifting | 2008–2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Umut Ünlü |  Swimming | 2024–2024 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Fatma Gül Güler | Goalball | 2020–2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Reyhan Yılmaz | Goalball | 2020–2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Şeydanur Kaplan | Goalball | 2020–2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sevtap Altunoluk | Goalball | 2020–2024 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Muharrem Korhan Yamaç |  Shooting | 2004–2012 | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Öznur Cüre |  Archery | 2020–2024 | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Mahmut Bozteke |  Taekwondo | 2020–2024 | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Kübra Korkut | Table tennis | 2012–2024 | F | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Neslihan Kavas | Table tennis | 2008–2012 | F | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Meryem Betül Çavdar | Taekwondo | 2020–2024 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Besra Duman | Powerlifting | 2020–2024 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Ayşegül Pehlivanlar | Shooting | 2016–2020 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Nesim Turan | Table tennis | 2016–2024 | M | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Ali Öztürk | Table tennis | 2016–2024 | M | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Sevilay Öztürk | Swimming | 2020–2024 | F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ecem Taşın |  Judo | 2016–2024 | F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Serkan Yıldırım |  Athletics | Men's 100 metres T12 | 31 August 2024 |
| Sport | 92 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
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| Archery | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 6 | ||
 Badminton | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Football 5-a-side | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Goalball | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Judo | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Powerlifting | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
 Rowing | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Shooting | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Taekwondo | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
 Triathlon | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |||||
 Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 80 | 87 | 94 | 8 |
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Turkey, after the Ottoman Empire, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp because of the sanction against the Central Powers including the Ottoman Empire, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. Turkey has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since their first appearance in 1936. Turkish athletes have won a total of 111 medals, divided into 41 golds, 29 silvers and 41 bronzes. Turkey won the most medals in wrestling. The National Olympic Committee for Turkey, Turkish National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1911.
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter Olympic Games and hosted in the same city. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) oversees the Games. Medals are awarded in each event: with gold for first place, silver for second, and bronze for third, following the tradition that the Olympic Games began in 1904.
Turkey sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country represented by sixteen athletes, competing in shooting, archery, powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, athletics and judo.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The delegation consisted of seventeen competitors in six sports: archery, track and field athletics, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The athletes were ten men and seven women ranging in age from 27 to 53 years old.
The Republic of China (ROC) competes as Chinese Taipei at the Paralympic Games. The ROC first participated at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1992 and has competed in every summer games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games. Chinese Taipei has a special Paralympic flag which it uses during the games.
Benin sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. They were represented by one athlete, powerlifter Blandine Sahenou.
Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then, swimming at the Paralympics has grown to 140 events covering distances from 50 to 400 metres, plus 4×50 and 4×100 metre relays. Along with track and field athletics, it is one of the largest sports at the Paralympics in terms of the number of events, competitors, and spectators.
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The National Olympic Committee of Pakistan was created in 1948. Pakistan first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1992, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then. Pakistan has won four medals, one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the Paralympic Games. All four medals have come courtesy of Haider Ali in the Men's Long Jump and Discus Throw events. Pakistan has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.
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Turkey sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This marked the nation's first participation in the Winter Paralympic Games. Turkey sent two athletes; Mehmet Çekiç and Hilmi Esat Bayindirli; both were competitors in alpine skiing. The nation's best finish in any event was 18th, by Bayindirli in the men's sitting giant slalom.
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