Eray Şamdan

Eray Şamdan (born 25 July 1997)^[1] is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite.^[2][3] He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[4][5]

Eray Şamdan
Eray Şamdan (2021)
Born	(1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 25) Kocaeli, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Style	Karate Kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Turkey Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo 67 kg European Championships 2021 Poreč Kumite −60 kg 2022 Gaziantep Kumite −60 kg 2019 Guadalajara Kumite −60 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Kumite 60 kg 2018 Tarragona Kumite 60 kg World University Championships 2018 Kobe Kumite −60 kg

In 2018, he took the bronze medal in the Kumite 60 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.^[6] He won the bronze medal in the Kumite −60 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain,^[7] and the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in Poreč, Croatia.^[8]

He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[9]

He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[10][11] In the final, he defeated Ala Salmi of Algeria.^[12]

References

1. (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz".
3. "Eray Şamdan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
4. Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
6. "Akdeniz Oyunları'nda üç madalya". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
7. "Eray Şamdan, İspanya'dan bronzla döndü". Spor 41 (in Turkish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
8. "Eray Şamdan'dan altın madalya". Sabah (in Turkish). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
9. Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
10. Lloyd, Owen (26 June 2022). "Ouikene secures first Algerian gold medal of Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
11. "Algerian karatekas lead way to medals on Day 1 of Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
12. (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

• Eray Şamdan at KarateRec.com 
• Eray Şamdan at Olympedia 
• Eray Samdan – World Karate Federation ranking