Sibel Çam (born 4 July 1990) is a Turkish Paralympic powerlifter who competes in the -73 kg division.
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| Born | 4 July 1990 Cihanbeyli, Konya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Konya Meram Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Arif Kıran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sport career
editÇam started powerlifting at the age of 22 after she became aware of the sport through a retired wrestling coach. She prepared her home living room as a training area, and exercized for competitions with the help of his father.[1] She competes in the -73 kg division. She is a member of Konya Meram Belediyesi Sport Club,[1] where she is coached by Arif Kıran.[2]
Çam competed at the 2016 World Para Powerlifting Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
At the 2017 Word Para Powerlifting Junior Championships in Mexico City, Mexico, she ranked fourth.[4]
Çam captured the gold medal at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships in Berck-su-Mér, France.[5]
She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan after lifting 124 kg.[6]
Çam participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She failed to achieve any result.[7]
Çam captured the gold medal at the 2022 European Open Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.[8]
At the 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup, she took the silver medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the bronze medal in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. These results enabled her to receive a quota for participation at the Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[1][9][10]
Personal life
editSibel Çam was born in Cihanbeyli district of Konya Province, central Turkey on 4 July 1990.[2] She lived with her parents in a village before the family moved to Konya. At the age of 13, she became ill. She was diagnozed with Transverse myelitis, a spinal cord paralysis due to virual infection. Applied physical therapy did not help, so she became walking disabled, and has to use wheelchair.[4] The family lived in an apartment without an elevator on the second floor. Her mother had to carry her on back the stairs down when she was to go out.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Evden çıkabilmeyi hayal ederken şimdi dünya şampiyonluğunu hedefliyor". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Sibel Çam" (in Turkish). Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Paralimpik Yaz Oyunları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Kolundan tutup, 'Hadi Birlikte Gidelim' dedim". Yenigün (in Turkish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli Halterci Sibel Çam Avrupa Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Samur, Musa (17 July 2019). "Milli sporcu Sibel Çam dünya ikincisi oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Sibel Çam Tokyo'ya veda etti". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Sibel Çam, Avrupa Şampiyonu!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Sibel Çam, Paris biletini kaptı". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b Güler, Savaş (10 April 2024). "Annesinin sırtında taşıdığı kızı, olimpiyatlarda bu kez madalyayla dönmek istiyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.