Ali Can Özcan

Ali Can Özcan

Özcan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) Karabük, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Para taekwondo
Disability class	K44[1]
Weight class	58 kg[1]
Medal record Para taekwondo Representing  Turkey Paralympic Games 2024 Paris K44 58 kg World Championships 2021 Istanbul K44 58 kg 2017 London K44 61 kg 2019 Antalya K44 61 kg 2023 Veracruz K44 58 kg European Championships 2022 Manchester K44 58 kg 2021 Istanbul K44 58 kg 2024 Belgrade K44 58 kg European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam K44 58 kg

Ali Can Özcan (born 29 June 2001)^[2][3] is a Turkish paralympic taekwondo practitioner.

Career

He competed at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships, winning the gold medal in the K44 men's -58 kg event.^[4][5]

He won a silver medal for Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, losing to Asaf Yasur of Israel 19-12 in the final of the men’s -58kg weight class.^[6]

References

1. Tiryaki, Erkhan (25 August 2024). "Türkiye, para yüzme ve para tekvandoda çıkışını sürdürmeye çalışacak". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. "Para tekvandocu Alican Özcan, Paris'te altın madalya hedefliyor". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
3. "Yanlışlıkla Başladığı Para Tekvando Hayatını Değiştirdi: Alican Özcan'ın Paris 2024 Hedefi Altın Madalya". Memletket (in Turkish). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
4. "Medalist By Weight Category: 2022 European Senior Championships" (PDF). 2022 European Taekwondo Championships. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
5. [1]
6. "Israeli Paralympics athlete wins gold medal in taekwondo," The Jewish Chronicle.

External links

• Olympics/Paralympics profile