Zeynep Acet (born 5 March 1995) is a Turkish

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competing in the T53 disability class sprint events of

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and

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. She is a member of the

Bağcılar Bağcılar is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 740,069 (2022). It is located on the East Thrace, European side of Istanbul, near the ...

Belediyesi Disabled SK in

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. She won the title in the women's disabled category at the 2015

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with 2:11:13 before her club mate

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. She competed in three events at the

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held in

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, Italy. She won the silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the

2018 IPC Athletics European Championships The 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Israel. It was held in ...

in Berlin, Germany running in 35.78. She took the bronze medal in the 100m T53 event of the

2021 World Para Athletics European Championships The 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe and a refugee team with one athlete. This was ...

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, Poland. She won further the silver medal in the 400m T53 event in the same championship.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acet, Zeynep 1995 births Living people Female competitors in athletics with disabilities Turkish female wheelchair racers Turkish female sprinters Paralympic athletes for Turkey People with paraplegia Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Wheelchair-category Paralympic competitors Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people)