About Nazan Akın
Born 1983. Nazan Akın is a Turkish judoka.
Nazan Akın Güneş (born Nazan Akın; 1 September 1983 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division. and at the IBSA European Championship held in Crawley, United Kingdom, where she won the bronze medal.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, Akın first succeeded in defeating her Bulgarian opponent Ivomira Mihaylova in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, she also defeated French competitor Celine Manzuolini, securing her place in the final, where she went on to win the silver medal. After this, she took a 10-year break from judo.
In 2022, she participated at the IBSA Judo World Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and won the bronze medal in the +70 kg division.
She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Personal life Nazan Akın was born on September 1, 1983, in Diyarbakır.
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Who is Nazan Akın?
Turkish judoka (born 1983)
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Nazan Akın was born on 1 October 1983 in Diyarbakır.
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Nazan Akın is a judoka.
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Nazan Akın is Turkish.
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