Havva Elmalı (born 12 August 2003) is a Turkish female para athlete competing in the T11 disability class middle-distance events of 400m and 1500m.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 2003 Ankara, Turkey |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Visual impairment |
| Disability class | T11 |
| Event(s) | 400m, 1500m |
Medal record | |
Early life edit
Havva Elmalı was born in Ankara, Turkey on 12 August 2003.[1] She grew up in foster care after she was taken out at her age of four from a nursery by Selma Engin, who worked volunteerly in the nursery. The foster family became impressed when they watched a visually impaired athlete became a world champion. They decided to engage her with sports.[2]
Sport career edit
Three months after she started wit athletics, Elmalı participated in a competition, and finished first, which motivated her for further training.[2]
She started performing running in 2016. She is trained by Turkey national team coach Hasan Deniz Kalaycı.[3]
Elmalı became champion in the 1500m T11 event at the 2019 IPC World Junior APara Athletics Championships held in Notvil, Switzerland.[2][3][4] She won the bronze medal in the 400m T11 event of the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[5] She won another bronze medal in the 1500m T11 event.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Göz Muayeneleri" (in Turkish). Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dünya Şampiyonu Görme Engelli Milli Atlet Havva Elmalı hikayesini Keçiören'de anlattı". Medya Ankara (in Turkish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b Çakar, Ercan (2 August 2019). "Özel sporcu Havva Elmalı'dan altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Havva Elmalı'dan dünya şampiyonluğu". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Milli sporculardan Polonya'da 2 altın, 1 gümüş ve 2 bronz madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's 1500m T11 Final Results" (PDF). World Paralympics European Championships Bydgoszcz 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links edit
- Havva Elmalı at the International Paralympic Committee
- Havva Elmalı at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)