Neslihan Kavas (born 29 August 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish female para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1987 Eskişehir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Eskşehir Çağfen Spor Kulübü | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vildan Şensöz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She represented Turkey at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won bronze by defeating Poland's Malgorzata Grzelak, three sets to nil (11–7, 11–4, 13–11).[2]
Kavas took part at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and advanced to the final, at which she won the silver medal losing 2–3 to Chinese Lei Lina, champion of the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Furthermore, she was part of the Turkish team, which became silver medalist in the women's team class 6–10 event after losing to the team from China in the final.
She won the gold medal in the women's single class 9 division at the 2013 ITTF European Para-Table Tennis Championships held in Lignano, Italy.[3]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Turkey
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| 2007 | IPC European Championship | Slovakia | 1st | individual |
| 3rd | team | |||
| 2008 | Summer Paralympics | Beijing, China | 3rd | individual |
| 2009 | IPC European Championship | Italy | 2nd | individual |
| 3rd | team | |||
| 2010 | IPC World Championship | South Korea | 2nd | team |
| 2011 | IPC International Tournament | Slovenia | 1st | individual |
| 3rd | team | |||
| IPC European Championship | 1st | individual | ||
| 1st | team | |||
| 2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | individual |
| 2nd | team | |||
| 2013 | ITTF European Championships | Lignano, Italy | 1st | individual |
Notes
edit- ^ "Sporcular / Masa Tenisi - Neslihan Kavas" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ "Neslihan Kavas bronz madalya aldı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "Turkey, France haul in table tennis titles". IPC. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
External links
edit- Neslihan Kavas at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Neslihan Kavas at the International Paralympic Committee
- Neslihan Kavas at the Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi (in Turkish)
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