Wheelchair Basketball - AKIN Ahmet

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1974

Gender: Male

Function : Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Wheelchair Basketball	Men TUR Turkey	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #11 KOR Republic of Korea 70 TUR Turkey 80	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #17 TUR Turkey 77 CAN Canada 73	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #28 TUR Turkey 61 ESP Spain 79	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #37 COL Colombia 38 TUR Turkey 80	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #48 TUR Turkey 55 JPN Japan 67	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #58 USA United States 52 TUR Turkey 45	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Classification Playoff 5/6 #69 TUR Turkey 58 AUS Australia 74	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He played wheelchair basketball for Turkey at three editions of the European championships. (criturk.com, 25 Mar 2021; engelsizbasket.com, 05 Feb 2019)

He was assistant coach of the Turkey men's wheelchair basketball team that won gold at the 2017 European Championships in Tenerife, Spain. (engelsizbasket.com, 05 Feb 2019)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He was appointed assistant coach of the Turkey men's wheelchair basketball team in 2015. He has also coached Turkish wheelchair basketball clubs Cankaya Belediyesi, BSB Ankaraspor, and Kecioren Belediyesi Guglu.

General Interest

General
IMPAIRMENT ORIGIN
At age 18 he was involved in a road traffic accident. "When I had my accident, my first thought was, 'Why me, how will this life continue, what will happen tomorrow?' When I first went to the gym, my rehabilitation story began. The process of taking my first steps was like a newborn baby crawling. I earned my life. I've never had a problem with my disability." (criturk.com, 25 Mar 2021)

EDUCATION
He studied at the Gazi University Faculty of Sport in Ankara, Turkey. (criturk.com, 25 Mar 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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