Mehmet Nesim Öner (born 20 December 1994) is a
Turkish former
Paralympic athlete who competed at international track and field competitions. He is a
European
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champion in
middle-distance running
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, he also competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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where he did not medal.
Disability
When Öner was ten years old, he stepped on a
landmine
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and lost his left arm and one of his eyes while he was grazing animals in the village of
Uzunova in
Kulp district near his home.
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1994 births
Living people
Turkish male middle-distance runners
Paralympic athletes for Turkey
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Sportspeople from Diyarbakır
21st-century Turkish sportsmen