AKKAYA Hakan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
12	Foil Individual - Category A	2017	Rome, ITA
18	Foil Individual - Category A	2019	Cheongju, KOR
22	Epee Individual - Category A	2019	Cheongju, KOR
26	Epee Individual - Category A	2017	Rome, ITA
31	Foil Individual - Category A	2015	Eger, HUN
32	Epee Individual - Category A	2015	Eger, HUN
European Championships
11	Foil Individual - Category A	2018	Terni, ITA
17	Epee Individual - Category A	2018	Terni, ITA

Athlete

Ankara University, Turkey

Turkish

He took up the sport in 2013 in the Nilufer district of Turkey. (aa.com.tr, 06 Feb 2019)

A relative told him the local municipality were running a training course for wheelchair fencing, but was initially unwilling to take part. "Finally, I decided to talk to the fencing coach on the course and told him that if I was to take up fencing, I wanted to be the best." (dailysabah.com, 07 Feb 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dailysabah.com, 07 Feb 2019)

"My life was a mess before I took up sport. I felt like I was disconnected from the world. Then, one day, I decided to change everything in my life. Sport helped me to achieve this goal." (dailysabah.com, 07 Feb 2019)