Erdoğan Aygan
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Turkey | January 11, 1979|||||||||||||||
Residence | Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||
Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic archery | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Compound bow | |||||||||||||||
Club | Istanbul Archery Club | |||||||||||||||
Coached by | Metin Gazoz | |||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on September 3, 2016. |
Erdoğan Aygan (born January 11, 1979) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event.[1]
Early life
Erdoğan Aygan was born on January 11, 1979.[1] He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]
Sporting career
Aygan began his archery career in 2009, and debuted internationally in 2010. He has been coached by Metin Gazoz at Istanbul Archery Club since 2009.[2]
He won a gold medal with the national mixed team at the 2013 World Para-archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] and a silver medal with the men's team at the 2015 World Para Archery Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany.[4][2]
He obtained a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
Aygan is right-handed and shoots 69 cm (27 in)-long arrows, with a bow draw weight of 27 kg (60 lb).[2]
References
- 1 2 "European Para-Archery Championships 2014 – Complete Result Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- 1 2 3 4 "Erdogan Aygan". World Archery. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Bangkok 2013 World Archery Para Championships – Mixed Team Open". World Archery. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Donaueschingen 2015 World Archery Para Championships – Men Team Open". World Archery. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Bedensel Engelli Okçularımızdan Rio Kotası" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2016-09-03.