BOYACI Sumeyye

5 Feb 2003
18
Female
S5
ESKISEHIR
 
Turkey
ESKISEHIR
 
Turkey

Events and Medals

Schedule

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Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
250m Backstroke - S52019London, GBR
450m Backstroke - S52017Mexico City, MEX46.57
650m Butterfly - S52019London, GBR47.85
650m Butterfly - S52017Mexico City, MEX50.99
750m Freestyle - S52017Mexico City, MEX47.85
7200m Freestyle - S52017Mexico City, MEX3:58.38
84x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2019London, GBR2:50.62
950m Freestyle - S52019London, GBR43.31
13100m Freestyle - S52019London, GBR1:42.66
DSQMixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2019London, GBRDSQ
European Championships
150m Backstroke - S52018Dublin, IRL45.21
2100m Freestyle - S52020Funchal, POR1:34.24
3200m Freestyle - S52020Funchal, POR3:22.48
350m Butterfly - S52018Dublin, IRL48.90
450m Freestyle - S52020Funchal, POR44.10
450m Butterfly - S52020Funchal, POR48.32
44x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2018Dublin, IRL2:53.41
4Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2018Dublin, IRL3:01.45
54x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2020Funchal, POR2:47.60
650m Freestyle - S52018Dublin, IRL47.52
6200m Freestyle - S52018Dublin, IRL3:45.50
8100m Freestyle - S52018Dublin, IRL1:59.06
DSQ50m Backstroke - S52020Funchal, PORDSQ
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Art, cooking, fashion design. (istekadinlar.com, 19 Aug 2018; onedio.com, 30 Apr 2018)
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Athlete
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English, Turkish
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Eskisehir Buyuksehir Belediyesi [Turkey]
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Mehmet Bayrak [club, national], TUR
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2016 for Turkey (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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She began swimming in 2008 in Eskisehir, Turkey. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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She became interested in the sport after watching fish swim in an aquarium and noticing they did not have arms, like her. Her mother then encouraged her to pursue the sport. "Swimming is my everything. It is great therapy for me. In the water, I feel freer than anywhere else." (fanatik.com.tr, 26 Jul 2019; Euro News YouTube channel, 21 Sep 2018; Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to qualify as a psychologist. (ntv.com.tr, 09 Mar 2020; insidethegames.biz, 17 Nov 2020)
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She swims about nine kilometres a day. (fanatik.com.tr, 26 Jul 2019)
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Winning gold at the 2018 World Series event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018, 12 Sep 2019)
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Her family. (ntv.com.tr, 09 Mar 2020)
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"The absence of my arms does not prevent [me from doing] anything. I want all people with an impairment to think that way and to hold on to life." (onedio.com, 30 Apr 2018)
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In 2020 she was named Paralympic Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year at the Milliyet Athlete of the Year Awards in Turkey. (aa.com.tr, 16 Nov 2020)

In 2018 she received the Republican Gold medal from the mayor of the city of Eskisehir in Turkey. The honour was in recognition of her performance at the 2018 World Series event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (istekadinlar.com, 19 Aug 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB6, SM5 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (hurriyet.com.tr, 19 Jan 2010)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018, 12 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born without arms [bilateral congenital upper extremity agenesis] and with a hip dislocation. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018, 12 Sep 2019)

General
FEET DEXTERITY
Born without arms, she has developed the dexterity in her feet to the point where she is able to create art, cook and design fashion. She began painting with her feet at age four and then took up paper marbling in primary school. Her watercolour and paper marbling artwork has been featured in a number of exhibitions around the world. "I drew my first rose when I was four years old. My mother had to believe [it was] me because there wasn't anyone else at home. My mother joked, 'If there was someone else at home, they wouldn't believe that you did it'. Then I improved my painting ability. I exhibited the marbling that I made years ago in Moscow [in 2019]. People can actually do anything that they want. There is nothing they cannot do if they have an impairment. The important thing is to be happy. Having an impairment does not stop me from doing anything. In my free time I design clothes. I do not just do the drawing but I sew the dresses too. I started sewing the clothes I designed with a sewing machine, but I can also sew using my feet without using a machine." (Instagram profile, 08 Oct 2019; alansavunmasi.org, 08 Oct 2019; memurlar.net, 20 Sep 2019; istekadinlar.com, 19 Aug 2018; onedio.com, 30 Apr 2018)

BARBIE DOLL
In 2020 toy company Mattel produced a Barbie doll depicting the likeness of Boyaci. The doll has no arms and features wings painted across her torso, and was produced as part of the company's new line of dolls honouring female athletes, which were released on International Women's Day on 08 March 2020. "This was something I couldn't imagine until I was told. I couldn't believe it when I first heard it, I wanted to scream. I will never forget my feelings at the moment. A Barbie without arms has never been produced until now, I was the first. A Barbie was released of me without arms, but with wings. I have invisible wings. One is my joy and determination for life, the other is my family's support for me. So two wings." (anadolugazetesi.com, 04 Mar 2020; ntv.com.tr, 09 Mar 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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