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Aytaç Ercan

b. 1976

Turkish wheelchair basketball player (born 1976)

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Born 1976. Aytaç Ercan is a Turkish athlete.

Aytaç Ercan (born 21 December 1976) is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian. He is a 4 point player competing for Beşiktaş Wheelchair Basketball Team, and is part of Turkey men's national wheelchair basketball team.

He became a polio survivor due to not having been vaccinated as an infant.

Aytaç Ercan played in the national team, which qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Sporting career He began playing wheelchair basketball in 1998 at the Istanbul Youth Disabled Sport Club. Following two champion titles earned in 1999 and 2000, he transferred to Istanbul Fatih Disabled Sport Club. In the beginning of 2003, he became a member of Beşiktaş Wheelchair Basketball Team, and was admitted to the national team. With the foundation of the Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team, Ercan signed with this team, and his team became already in its first season champion in the Second Wheelchair Basketball League. In 2006, Ercan transferred back to Beşiktaş.

Aytaç Ercan was named MVP at the 2002 Malmö Open in Sweden. He became top scorer at an international tournament, and was selected to All Star Team at the 2006 Balkan Cup. Ercan played in the national team, which won the 2011 André Vergauwen Cup.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the national team, he was part of, ranked 7th.

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Who is Aytaç Ercan?

Turkish wheelchair basketball player (born 1976)

When was Aytaç Ercan born?

Aytaç Ercan was born on 21 December 1976 in Istanbul.

What is Aytaç Ercan's occupation?

Aytaç Ercan is an athlete.

What nationality is Aytaç Ercan?

Aytaç Ercan is Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aytaç Ercan

· Wikidata: Q4831728

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