(2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22) Erzurum, Turkey
Sport
Country
Turkey
Sport
Short track speed skating
Club
Harputkapı Sports Club
Medal record
Men's short-track speed skating
Representing Turkey
European Championships
2023 Gdańsk
1000 m
Furkan Akar (born 6 March 2002) is a Turkish Olympian short track speed skater.[1][2] He is the first representative of Turkey at the Olympic Games in short track speed skating. He is also the first and only Turkish athlete placed in "Top 10" at the Winter Olympics by finishing 6th in the 1000-meter event at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. Akar finished third (1:34.780) and gained a bronz medal in the 2023 European Championship 1000 metres race, a first for Turkey.
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FurkanAkar (born 6 March 2002) is a Turkish Olympian short track speed skater. He is the first representative of Turkey at the Olympic Games in short...
Furkan is a Turkish masculine given name, which means "criterion, proof, evidence, affirmation, testament". People with the name include: FurkanAkar...
Akar is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include: FurkanAkar (born 2002), Turkish short track speed skater Hulusi Akar (born 1952)...
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