Esra Bayrak

Esra Bayrak (born 25 December 1998) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete. She competes in the T20 disability class of mainly long jump and 100 m events. She has won world and European champion titles in various para-athletics disciplines.

Early years in sport Bayrak started her sport career with athletics in her hometown Çarşamba in 2014. Her coach took her to a national competition in Samsun in 2015. Her success enabled her admission to the national team. Her coach Aytunç Göz financially supported her and her family, and moved them to Samsun city in order to enable her to exercise and to continue her education. Bayrak shared her apartment with three other young sportswomen, who were also national athletes.