Eray Şamdan (born 25 July 1997) is a Turkish

karateka (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian ...

competing in the

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. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2018, he took the bronze medal in the Kumite 60 kg event at the

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held in

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, Spain. He won the bronze medal in the Kumite −60 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships in

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, and the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 European Championships in

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, Croatia. He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, he defeated Ala Salmi of Algeria.

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* * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmit Turkish male karateka Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey European Games competitors for Turkey Karateka at the 2019 European Games Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka of Turkey Olympic medalists in karate Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish people {{Turkey-karate-bio-stub