Ali Lacin
Personal information
Born (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 35)
Berlin, Germany
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT61
Events
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T61
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200 m T61
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 200 m T61

Ali Lacin (born 17 April 1988)[1] is a German Paralympic athlete competing in T61-classification events.[2] He won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T61 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Career

Lacin competes as a T61-classified athlete, a class specifically for athletes with double above the knee amputation.[4]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres T61 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5] For winning a bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics (200 m race), he was awarded on 8 November 2021 the Silver Laural leaf by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 200 m 27.39 s
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd 200 m 24.63 s
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd 200 m 24.64 s

References

  1. ^ "Ali Lacin Profile". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ali Lacin". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "World Para Athletics announces classification changes". World Para Athletics. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 November 2019). "Turner breaks second world record at World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". www.bundespraesident.de (in German). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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