İsmail Akçay (born in 1942) is a Turkish athlete. He was born in Akçakaya village of Balıkesir Province. After finishing primary school in his village, he studied in the industrial vocational high school of Balıkesir. Then he transferred to sergents' school in Ankara where he was interested in athletics.[1] He specialized in marathon events.

Career

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His international degrees are as follows:[2][3]

Year Event City Rank
1966 Balkan Games Sarajevo   Gold
1967 Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas   Silver
1967 Mediterranean Games Tunis   Silver
1968 Balkan Games İstanbul   Gold
1968 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City 4
1968 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka 4
1969 Balkan Games Sofia   Bronze
1971 Balkan Games Zagreb   Gold
1971 Mediterranean Games İzmir   Bronze
1972 Balkan Games İzmir   Silver
1973 Balkan Games Athens   Gold

His degree in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico city is so far the best result Turkey has in Olympic marathon events.

Presently

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Presently İsmail Akçay serves as an athletic trainer in Balıkesir.

References

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