Mehmet Çekiç
Turkish Paralympic alpine skier
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Turkish |
Born | ( 1970-01-01 ) 1 January 1970 (age 53) |
Sport | |
Sport | Para alpine skiing |
Disability class | LW4 |
Event(s) |
Men's
slalom
, standing
Men's giant slalom , standing |
Mehmet Çekiç (born 1 January 1970) is a Turkish Paralympic alpine skier who competes in the LW4 disability class of men's slalom , standing and giant slalom , standing events. He represented his country, Turkey, at the 2014 Sochi and 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics. [1]
Private life
Mehmet Çekiç was born on 1 January 1970. He graduated from the University of Upper Alsace in Colmar , France. He lives in France, where he owns and manages a butchers and grocery shop in Barr, Bas-Rhin , France. He has one son. [1]
In 2009, he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which resulted in his disability after his leg was amputated mid- shinbone , below the knee. [1] [2] [3]
Sports career
Before he became disabled, Çekiç performed weightlifting between 1993 and 1996, and competed at national level in France. [1] He became also a champion. [2]
Alpine skiing was his favorite hobby, even before his accident, due to the proximity of his residence to the mountains. In 2010, he began Para-alpine skiing in France, and debuted internationally for Turkey in the United States in 2013. He is classified as LW4 , which is a disability class for Para-skiers with disability in one lower extremity. [1] Çekiç is a member of the ski club in Le Hohwald , Bas-Rhin , France, [4] where he acts also as a skiing instructor. [2] He is coached by French Dany Iselin and Turkish Ersin Beyduz. [1]
Following training in Canada and the United States, [2] after his participation at a competition in Rinn , Tyrol , Austria he qualified to start at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi , Russia. [5] [6] After a two-week camp in Turkey, he took part at the Paralympics with a teammate. [2] [3] [7] At the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang , South Korea, he represented Turkey alone. [8] Çekiç was the flag bearer at the parade of nations of Sochi 2014 , [9] and PyeongChang 2018 . [1] [10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alpine Skiing: Athlete Profile – Mehmet Cekic" . PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018 . Retrieved 12 March 2018 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mehmet Cekic, moniteur au ski club du Hohwald, participera aux Jeux paralympiques en ski alpin" . France 3 Alsace (in French). 30 January 2014 . Retrieved 12 March 2018 .
- 1 2 "Mehmet Cekic, un skieur thannois sous les couleurs de la Turquie" . L'Alsace (in French). 27 February 2014 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "Loisir ou Compétition : Rejoignez un Club de la Fédération" (in French). Fédération Française de Ski . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "From the President" (PDF) . IFSPT . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ Hecht, Norbert (19 January 2014). "Mehmet Cekic qualifié pour Sotchi" . DNA (in French) . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "Une demi-jambe qui suffit au bonheur de Mehmet Cekic" . L'Alsace (in French). 27 February 2014 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "2018 PyeongChang Paralimpik Kış Oyunları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony flag bearers named for all 45 countries" . Independent Sport News . 7 March 2014 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
- ↑ "PyeongChang 2018: Flag bearers revealed" . PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. 9 March 2018 . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
External links
- Mehmet Cekic at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mehmet Cekic at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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