Abdullah Aydoğdu (born September 27, 1991, in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish

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goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded inside of it into the opponents' goal. The ball is thrown by hand a ...

player of class B3 and

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

Sporting career

A member of Ankara Mithat Enç Görenkalpler Sport Club, Aydoğdu played in Turkey's national team at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, which became bronze medalist.

Achievements

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Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Ankara Male goalball players Turkish goalball players Paralympic goalball players of Turkey Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors Blind people from Turkey Paralympic bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes with a vision impairment Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Turkish people {{Goalball-bio-stub