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Bahattin Hekimoğlu is a professional Turkish Paralympic archer who competes in the recurve bow W1 category and is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and a world champion.
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Place of Birth(Text)

Şişli

İstanbul

Competition Category

Individual W1 Men's Category

Sport Area

Paralympic Archery

Year of Birth

1989

Bahattin Hekimoğlu, born on 11 September 1989 in the Şişli district of Istanbul, is originally from Taşkaleli in Karaman. After completing his secondary education in 2006, he enrolled at Sakarya University that same year to begin his higher education, and also suffered a spinal cord injury in the same year.【1】

Injury and Physical Disability Journey

During the summer of 2006, while diving into shallow water on Heybeliada Island, Bahattin Hekimoğlu sustained a cervical fracture, which led to drowning and cardiac arrest underwater. Resuscitated by a doctor at the scene, he underwent surgery the following day in which a platinum plate was implanted in his neck, but was medically diagnosed with paralysis.


After spending two years recovering at home following his injury, the athlete regained physical mobility independence in 2008 through a battery-powered wheelchair provided by the Turkish Spinal Cord Injured Persons Association (TOFD).【2】

Paralympic Archery Career

Hekimoğlu continues his sporting activities under the umbrella of the Okçular Vakfı Spor Kulübü Derneği. Competing in the para archery discipline, he participates in the W1 technical classification for athletes with physical disabilities, using a compound bow.【3】

World Championships

In 2018, at the European Para Archery Championship held in Pilsen, Czech Republic, he won gold medals in both individual and team categories.【4】At the 2019 Para Archery World Championship in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, he became world champion as part of the W1 Men’s Team alongside Naci Yenier and Yiğit Caner Aydın, defeating China 213–212 in the final. He also won the individual world title at the same championship and added another gold medal at the 2021 Dubai Fazza Cup.【5】

Bahattin Hekimoğlu (Anadolu Ajansı)

2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (held in 2021), he finished fifth in the ranking round at the Yumenoshima Ranking Arena with a score of 643 points. He advanced to the semifinals by defeating Aleksei Leonov of the Russian Olympic Committee 135–107 in the elimination round and his Hungarian opponent 138–135 in the quarterfinals. He was defeated 139–132 by his national teammate Nihat Türkmenoğlu in the semifinals.【6】 In the bronze medal match, he defeated Iran’s Mohammadreza Zandi 139–134 to win the bronze medal.【7】

Other Recent Achievements

At the 2023 Para Archery World Championship in Pilsen, he won a silver medal in the W1 men’s open individual category and finished second in the W1 men’s pair category alongside Yiğit Caner Aydın.【8】 These achievements secured him a quota for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.【9】 In May 2024, at the European Para Archery Championship in Rome, he won the bronze medal by defeating Italy’s Maurizio Panella 136–131.【10】

Bahattin Hekimoğlu Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi'nde (Anadolu Ajansı)

Institutional Recognition

Due to his international achievements, he was among the athletes officially recognized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2018.【11】 He was nominated for the World Archery Federation’s “Sportsman of the Year” award in the para men’s category in both 2019 and 2023.【12】

Bibliographies

Anadolu Ajansı. "2020 Tokyo Paralimpik Oyunları'nda Bahattin Hekimoğlu Bronz Madalya Kazandı." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunyadan-spor/2020-tokyo-paralimpik-oyunlarinda-bahattin-hekimoglu-bronz-madalya-kazandi/2350515

Anadolu Ajansı. "Erdoğan, Paralimpik Oyunlarda Madalya Kazanan Sporcuları Kabulünde Konuştu: 84 Milyonun İftihar Kaynağı Oldunuz." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/erdogan-paralimpik-oyunlarda-madalya-kazanan-sporculari-kabulunde-konustu-84-milyonun-iftihar-kaynagi-oldunuz/2437239

Anadolu Ajansı. "Okçulukta Erkekler Makaralı Yay W1 Kategorisinde Türkmenoğlu, Dünya Rekoru Kırdı." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunyadan-spor/okculukta-erkekler-makarali-yay-w1-kategorisinde-turkmenoglu-dunya-rekoru-kirdi/2347520

Anadolu Ajansı. "Para Okçular 'Zirve' Yaptı." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/para-okcular-zirve-yapti/2954632.

Anadolu Ajansı. "Para Okçuluk Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Altın Madalya." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/para-okculuk-dunya-sampiyonasinda-altin-madalya/1499117.

Anadolu Ajansı. "Para Okçuluk Dünya Şampiyonası'nda İki Milli Sporcu Finale Yükseldi." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunyadan-spor/para-okculuk-dunya-sampiyonasinda-iki-milli-sporcu-finale-yukseldi-/2950972.

Anadolu Ajansı. "Para Okçulukta Altın Madalya." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunyadan-spor/para-okculukta-altin-madalya/1499047

Anadolu Ajansı. "Yılın Okçusu Ödülüne Türkiye'den 3 Aday." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/yilin-okcusu-odulune-turkiyeden-3-aday/3044141.

Anadolu Ajansı. “Paralimpik Okçu Bahattin Hekimoğlu Yılın Sporcusu Ödülüne Aday.” Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/paralimpik-okcu-bahattin-hekimoglu-yilin-sporcusu-odulune-aday-/1699505

Anadolu Ajansı. “Paralimpik Okçu Bahattin Hekimoğlu, Avrupa Üçüncüsü Oldu.” Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/paralimpik-okcu-bahattin-hekimoglu-avrupa-ucuncusu-oldu/3227930.

Spor Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. "Bakan Kasapoğlu’ndan Paralimpik Sporculara Tam Destek." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://shgm.gsb.gov.tr/haberdetaylari/1/141087/Bakan-Kasapoglundan-Paralimpik-Sporculara-Tam-Destek.aspx.

T.C. Ministry of Youth and Sports. "Eğitim MiSpor Mu - Bahattin Hekimoğlu | Milli Sporcu Bursu." YouTube. Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqtktdayt0.

Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. "Bahattin Hekimoğlu." Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.tmpk.org.tr/sporcular/bahattin-hekimoglu/?doing_wp_cron=1773559757.8089470863342285156250.

Türkiye Milli Paralimpik Komitesi. “BAŞARIMIN KAYNAĞI, BAŞARILARIMDAKİ GURURU YENMEK.” Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.tmpk.org.tr/basarimin-kaynagi-basarilarimdaki-gururu-yanmek/?doing_wp_cron=1773559971.9881780147552490234375.

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Contents

  • Injury and Physical Disability Journey

  • Paralympic Archery Career

  • World Championships

  • 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

  • Other Recent Achievements

  • Institutional Recognition

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