Ömer Aşık (born 7 August 1991) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow W1 event.[1]
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Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Turkey | 7 August 1991||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic archery | ||||||||||||||
Event | Compound bow W1 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Bolu Polissporgücü | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ahmet Soner Mersinli | ||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editÖmer Aşık was born on 7 August 1991.[1] He lives in Bolu, Turkey.[2]
Sporting career
editAşık began his archery career in 2013, and debuted internationally in 2015. He has been coached by Ahmet Soner Mersinli at Bolu Polissporgücü Club since 2012.[2]
He obtained a quota for the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Aşık is right-handed and shoots 69.8 cm (27.5 in)-long arrows, with a bow draw weight of 18.5 kg (41 lb).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ömer Aşık". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ömer Aşık". World Archery. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
edit- Ömer Aşık at World Archery
- Ömer Aşık at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ömer Aşık at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)