Sümeyye Özcan
Turkish para athlete (born 1992)
Sümeyye Özcan (born 15 January 1992) is a Turkish female middle distance runner and goalball player in the B1 class. She is a member of the national team.
Early years
Sümeyye Özcan was born totally blind in Malatya, Turkey on 15 January 1992. Her elder sister as well as her younger sibling is also blind. Because there was no proper facilities for schooling blind children in Malatya, the family moved to Kahramanmaraş in 2001. She completed her education with the Ertuğrul Gazi School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Kahramanmaraş.
Sporting career
Özcan began with goal playing in 2004, and with athletics in 2009. She competes in the 800m, 1500m and shot put events. She is a member of both the national goalball team and national para-athletics team.
She competed for her school's team in Kahramanmaraş, and took part at the European Championships in 2009 and 2010 after internationally debuting in 2007.
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