Sümeyye Boyacı

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Sümeyye Boyacı
Sümeyye Boyacı (cropped).jpg
Boyacı in 2021
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2003-02-05) February 5, 2003 (age 18)
Eskişehir, Turkey
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke, butterfly
ClubEskilehir Metropolitan Nunicipality SC
CoachMehmet Bayrak
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Turkey
World Para Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 50 m backstroke S5
World Para Swimming
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 50 m backstroke S5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Indianapolis 50 m backstroke S5
Bronze medal – third place 50 m backstroke S1-5

Sümeyye Boyacı (born February 5, 2003) is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. She competes in the disability category of S5 in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, specializing in sprint events.

Results[]

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1729577-boyaci-sumeyye.htm

World Championships

2 50m Backstroke - S5 2019 London, GBR

4 50m Backstroke - S5 2017 Mexico City, MEX 46.57

6 50m Butterfly - S5 2019 London, GBR 47.85

6 50m Butterfly - S5 2017 Mexico City, MEX 50.99

7 50m Freestyle - S5 2017 Mexico City, MEX 47.85

7 200m Freestyle - S5 2017 Mexico City, MEX 3:58.38

8 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points 2019 London, GBR 2:50.62

9 50m Freestyle - S5 2019 London, GBR 43.31

13 100m Freestyle - S5 2019 London, GBR 1:42.66

DSQ Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points 2019 London, GBR DSQ

European Championships

1 50m Backstroke - S5 2018 Dublin, IRL 45.21

2 100m Freestyle - S5 2020 Funchal, POR 1:34.24

3 200m Freestyle - S5 2020 Funchal, POR 3:22.48

3 50m Butterfly - S5 2018 Dublin, IRL 48.90

4 50m Freestyle - S5 2020 Funchal, POR 44.10

4 50m Butterfly - S5 2020 Funchal, POR 48.32

4 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points 2018 Dublin, IRL 2:53.41

4 Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points 2018 Dublin, IRL 3:01.45

5 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points 2020 Funchal, POR 2:47.60

6 50m Freestyle - S5 2018 Dublin, IRL 47.52

6 200m Freestyle - S5 2018 Dublin, IRL 3:45.50

8 100m Freestyle - S5 2018 Dublin, IRL 1:59.06

DSQ 50m Backstroke - S5 2020 Funchal, POR DSQ

Personal history[]

Sümeyye Boyacı was born as her parents' first child in Eskişehir, Turkey on February 5, 2003.[1][2] She has no arms (bilateral congenital upper extremity agenesis) and a hip dislocation as a birth defect.[2][3]

She was schooled in a special primary school in her hometown, where she learned writing with her foot in the first grade.[4]

Painting career[]

At the age of four and half, she began painting with her foot.[3] She made a painting for Altın Balık ("The Golden Fish"), the Turkish translation of the Russian book of tale (Russian: Cказка о рыбаке и рыбке) by Alexander Pushkin.[5][6] Her painting was presented to the Turkish President Abdullah Gül for his official visit to Russia.[5] In April 2009, her watercolor paintings were on display in a personal exhibition in Moscow, Russia. Boyacı gifted one of her paintings to the First Lady of Russia Svetlana Medvedeva in 2010.[4][7] In 2014, she participated at an exhibition in Eskişehir for traditional Turkish handicrafts with her paper marblings.[8]

Swimming career[]

Boyacı decided to begin with swimming as she carefully watched the fish in her aquarium, and discovered that they swim without arms.[3] Boyacı began with swimming in 2008. She has been coached by Mehmet Bayrak since 2012.[2]

In June 2016, she competed at the 30th International German Championships in Berlin.[9] She internationally debuted in the senior class in 2016.[2] She was qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and represented her country in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She failed to capture any medal.[2] She took part at the held in Liguria, Italy, and won the bronze medal in the 50 m Backstroke S1-5 event.[2]

In 2019, she captured the gold medal in the 50 m Backstroke S5 event at the World Para Swimming World Series held in Indianapolis, USA with a time of 45.28.[10] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, U.K., she won the silver medal in the 50 m backstroke S5 event with a time of 44.74.[11]

The 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) tall para swimmer at 49 kg (108 lb) is a member of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club.[2] Boyacı's disability swimming classification is S5 due to her limb deficiency as a birth defect.[3][2]

Achievements[]

Competition Place Event Rank Time Ref
30th International German Championships  Germany, Berlin 100 m Breaststroke S6 Heats 4:03.27 [9]
50 m Backstroke Youth-B S5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 52.60
50 m Freestyle S5 Heats 51.68
50 m Butterfly S5 Heats 1:01.27
2016 Paralympic Games  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 50 m Backstroke S5 8 50.34 [1]
 Italy, Liguria 50 m Freestyle S1-5 4 52.21 [12]
50 m Backstroke S1-5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51.98
2017 World Championships  Mexico, Mexico City 50m Freestyle S5 7 47.85 [1]
50m Butterfly S5 6 50.99
50m Backstroke S5 4 46.57
200m Freestyle S1-5 7 3:58.38
2018 World Para Swimming European Championships  Ireland, Dublin 50m Backstroke S5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 45.21 [13][14]
2019 World Para Swimming World Series  United States Indianapolis 50 m Backstroke S5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 45.28 [10]
2019 World Para Swimming Championships  United Kingdom London 50 m Backstroke S5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 44.74 [11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Athlete Profile Swimming: Boyaci Sumeyye". Paralympic Mexico City 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Athlete Profile Swimming: Boyaci Sumeyye". Paralympic Mexico City 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "Efsane değil gerçek deniz kızı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. ^ a b "6 yaşındaki Sümeyye'nin inanılmaz azmi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ^ a b "Küçük Sümeyye'den Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'e davet". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. ^ Ataklı, Can (2017-01-22). "Açgözlülük üzerine bir Rus masalı". Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. ^ "Medvedev bile ona hayran". Vatan (in Turkish). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. ^ "Ayakları İle Ebru Yapan Sümeyye Boyacı Vali Tuna'yı Makamında Ziyaret Etti". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  9. ^ a b "Protokoll 30. Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften" (PDF) (in German). Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. ^ a b "Sümeyye Boyacı'dan altın madalya". (in Turkish). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Sümeyye Boyacı dünya ikincisi oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  12. ^ "SSwimming Competition". 2017 European Para Youth Games. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  13. ^ "Turkey embraces champion Sümeyye". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  14. ^ "Sümeyye Boyacı wins gold for Turkey at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships". balkaneu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
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