Zeynep Acet
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Disability class | T53 |
| Club | Bağcılar Belediyesi Disabled SK |
Zeynep Acet (born 5 March 1995) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete competing in the T53 disability class sprint events of 100m and 400m.[1] She is a member of the Bağcılar Belediyesi Disabled SK in Istanbul.[2]
She won the title in the women's disabled category at the 2015 Istanbul Marathon with 2:11:13 before her club mate Hamide Kurt.[3]
She competed in three events at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy. She won the silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the 2018 IPC Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany running in 35.78.[4][5] She took the bronze medal in the 100m T53 event of the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[6] She won further the silver medal in the 400m T53 event in the same championship.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zeynep Acet". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 September 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Rio'da Ülkemizi Bağcılarlı 4 Engelli Atlet Temsil Edecek" (in Turkish). Bağcılar Belediyesi. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "İstanbul Maratonu'nda kazananlar belli oldu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Zübeyde ve Hamide altın madalyaya koştu". Sabah (in Turkish). 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Event Overview - Women's 200m T53". World Para Athletics. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Para milli atletlerden Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda iki madalya". SporX] (in Turkish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Para milli atletlerden 4 madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Zeynep Acet at the International Paralympic Committee
- Zeynep Acet at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Female competitors in athletics with disabilities
- Turkish female wheelchair racers
- Turkish female sprinters
- Paralympic athletes for Turkey
- People with paraplegia
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen