Umut Ünlü
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 2001 Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S3, SM3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Umut Ünlü (born 28 July 2001) is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. He rwon two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. This made him the first Turkish athlete to win two gold medals at the same Paralympic Games.
Personal life
Umut Ünlü was born in Gevaş, Van Province, eastern Turkey on 28 July 2001. He had no hands or feet, and fused vocal cords from birth.[1][2]
Sport career
Ünlü represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle S3[3] and the 200 metre freestyle events.[4] > This made him the first athlete from Turkey to win two gold medals at the same Paralympics.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b "Umut Ünlü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Ünlü eyes big splash as Türkiye's 1st male para-swimming medalist". Daily Sabah. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic swimmer qualifies for Olympics from rough in 3 years". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Team Turk makes waves in Paris with record-breaking success". Daily Sabah. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.