Erdoğan Aygan (born 11 January 1979) is a Turkish Paralympian archer competing in the Men's compound bow event.[1]
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Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Turkey | 11 January 1979|||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic archery | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 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 3 September 2016 |
Early life
editErdoğan Aygan was born on 11 January 1979.[1] He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]
Sporting career
editAygan 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
edit- ^ a b "European Para-Archery Championships 2014 – Complete Result Book" (PDF). World Archery Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Erdogan Aygan". World Archery. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Bangkok 2013 World Archery Para Championships – Mixed Team Open". World Archery. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Donaueschingen 2015 World Archery Para Championships – Men Team Open". World Archery. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Bedensel Engelli Okçularımızdan Rio Kotası" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
edit- Erdoğan Aygan at World Archery
- Erdoğan Aygan at the International Paralympic Committee
- Erdoğan Aygan at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)