Mahmut Bozteke
{{Short description|Turkish Para Taekwondo athlete (born 1997)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's Para Taekwondo}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games }}
{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 London|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Veracruz|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Samsun|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Antalya|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Istanbul|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Bari|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Istanbul|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Manchester|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Plovdiv|K44 61 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Belgrade|K44 63 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Warsaw|K44 61 kg}}
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{{MedalGold|2023 Rotterdam|K44 63 kg}}
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Mahmut Bozteke (born 21 June 1997) is a Turkish Para Taekwondo athlete. He is a two-time Paralympian, Paralympics and several times European champion.
Early life
At age eleven, his arms were caught in the tail shaft of a tractor while he was working in a pistachio tree garden. Bozteke's arms were severed in the accident, and he was hospitalised for three and half months. He had a partial amputation of his arms and tissue taken from his legs allowed partial reconstruction of his arms over the course of fifteen operations. He was bedridden at home for a year recovering from injury and the operations. Having no hands, he learned to do his daily work with his feet. He was introduced to Taekwondo at a gymnasium of the Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate in his neighbourhood on the recommendation of his physiotherapist, who told him, "You use your feet well, I think you can practise taekwondo." During his secondary education at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman High School, he participated in regional competitions for para-swimming in the S6 disability class.
Sports career
The 23-year-old athlete became the Turkish champion in Para Taekwondo before he competed internationally.
He won the bronze medal in the K44 disability class in the under {{convert|61|kg}} weight class at the 2016 European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. At the 2017 World Para Taekwondo Championships in London, England, he won the silver medal in the K44 {{convert|61|kg}} event. Bozteke won the gold medal in the K44 {{convert|61|kg}} event at the 2019 Para Taekwondo Championships in Bari, Italy.
Bozteke qualified for the para-taekwondo games at the rescheduled 2020 Summer Paralympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan, beginning on 24 August 2021. He waon one of the bronze medals in the -61 kg event.
He was named as one of two flag bearers along with Sevilay Öztürk by the Turkish National Paralympic Committee to lead the Turkish contingent for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. He captured the gold medal defeating Mongolian Bolor-Erdene Ganbat in the final of the K44 63 kg event at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
References
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{{cite news |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/yasam/yataga-bagimliliktan-paralimpik-oyunlara-uzanan-basari-hikayesi-mahmut-bozteke/2032899 |newspaper=Anadolu News Agency |title=Yatağa bağımlılıktan paralimpik oyunlara uzanan başarı hikayesi: Mahmut Bozteke |trans-title=Mahmut Bozteke: Success story from bedridden to Paralympic Games |author=Ceylan, Kemal |date=5 November 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=23 May 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523094151/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/yasam/yataga-bagimliliktan-paralimpik-oyunlara-uzanan-basari-hikayesi-mahmut-bozteke/2032899 |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/paris-2024/paris-2024-paralimpik-oyunlarinin-acilisinda-turk-bayragini-sevilay-ozturk-ve-mahmut-bozteke-tasiyacak/3313905 |newspaper=Anadolu News Agency |title= Paris 2024 Paralimpik Oyunları'nın açılışında Türk bayrağını Sevilay Öztürk ve Mahmut Bozteke taşıyacak |author=Tiryaki, Erkan |date=27 August 2024 | language=tr |accessdate=29 August 2024 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/mahmut-bozteke-spor-beni-hayata-bagladi-1311454 |newspaper=Fanatik |title=Mahmut Bozteke: Spor beni hayata bağladı |date=6 August 2017 |language=tr |accessdate=23 May 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523114645/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/mahmut-bozteke-spor-beni-hayata-bagladi-1311454 |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.iha.com.tr/istanbul-haberleri/para-tekvando-avrupa-sampiyonasinda-61-kiloda-mucadele-eden-mahmut-bozteke-altin-madalya-kazandi-2439972/ |newspaper=İhlas News Agency |title=Para Tekvando Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 61 kiloda mücadele eden Mahmut Bozteke altın madalya kazandı. |date=31 October 2019 |language=tr |accessdate=23 May 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523114647/https://www.iha.com.tr/istanbul-haberleri/para-tekvando-avrupa-sampiyonasinda-61-kiloda-mucadele-eden-mahmut-bozteke-altin-madalya-kazandi-2439972/ |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.haberturk.com/yerel-haberler/haber/13414153-para-tekvandoculardan-10-madalya |newspaper=Habertürk |title=Para-Tekvandoculardan 10 madalya |date=20 October 2017 |language=tr |accessdate=24 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524101453/https://www.haberturk.com/yerel-haberler/haber/13414153-para-tekvandoculardan-10-madalya |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/gaziantep-haber/para-tekvandocu-gencin-hayali-beden-egitimi-ogretmeni-olmak-2893477/ |newspaper=Radikal |title="Para-tekvandocu" gencin hayali beden eğitimi öğretmeni olmak |date=31 October 2016 |language=tr |accessdate=24 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524101450/http://www.radikal.com.tr/gaziantep-haber/para-tekvandocu-gencin-hayali-beden-egitimi-ogretmeni-olmak-2893477/ |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/tokyo-paralimpik-oyunlarinda-mahmut-boztekeden-tarihi-madalya-41886370 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Tokyo Paralimpik Oyunları'nda Mahmut Bozteke'den tarihi madalya |date=2 September 2021 |language=tr |accessdate=3 September 2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903062158/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/tokyo-paralimpik-oyunlarinda-mahmut-boztekeden-tarihi-madalya-41886370 |url-status=live}}
{{cite news |url=https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/mahmut-boztekeden-altin-madalya |newspaper=beIN Spoerts |title=Mahmut Bozteke'den altın madalya! |date=31 August 2024 |language=tr |accessdate=8 September 2024 }}
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External links
- {{TaekwondoData|mahmut-bozteke.a17um}}
- {{IPC profile|mahmut-bozteke}}
- {{TMPK profile|mahmut-bozteke}}
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Category:Turkish male taekwondo practitioners
Category:Paralympic taekwondo practitioners for Turkey
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Turkey
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey
Category:Paralympic medalists in taekwondo
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the European Para Championships