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Semih Deniz

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Turkiye
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T11, F11
Guide
Muhammed Emin Tan

Further personal information

Residence
Ankara, TUR
Languages
Turkish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began running in 2009 at the Cankaya Municipality Blind Sports Club in Ankara, Turkey.
Why this sport?
Athletics helped him overcome his impairment.
Club / Team
Cankaya Municipality Blind Sports Club [CBGESK]: Ankara, TUR

General interest

Impairment
He lost his sight at age 15. (bplondon2012.com, 23 May 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T12 Heat 2 2011-01-24 3
Men's 1500 m T12 Final 2011-01-26 5
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 2 2011-01-28 9999
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T12 Heat 2 2012-09-02 9999
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 1 2012-09-02 7
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 3 2012-09-03 3
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T12 Semifinal 2 2013-07-21 5
Men's 1500 m T12 Final 1 2013-07-25 3
Men's 400 m T12 Semifinal 1 2013-07-26 6
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T11 Final 1 2015-10-30 7
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T11 Heat 1 2016-09-11 1
Men's 1500 m T11 Final Round 2016-09-13 3