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Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||
Born |
Diyarbakır, Turkey |
October 1, 1983 ||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | +70 kg | ||||||||||||
Club | Ankara Göreneller Spor Kulübü | ||||||||||||
Coached by | Meriç Özdeş, Yavuz Yolcu (national) | ||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
Paralympic finals | 2012 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nazan Akın (born October 1, 1983 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish female visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics.
Nazan took the bronze medal at the 2008 German Open, and the silver medal at the IBSA World Championship and Games in Antalya, Turkey the following year. She won the bronze medal in the 63 kg division at the 2011 IBSA European Championship held in London, United Kingdom.