Furkan Akar

Furkan Akar
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	6 March 2002 (age 22); Erzurum, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Short track speed skating
Club	Harputkapı Sports Club
Medal record
Men's short-track speed skating
Representing Turkey
European Championships

Furkan Akar (born 6 March 2002) is a Turkish Olympian short track speed skater.^[1]^[2] He is the first representative of Turkey at the Olympic Games in short track speed skating. He is also the first and only Turkish athlete placed in "Top 10" at the Winter Olympics by finishing 6th in the 1000-meter event at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. Akar finished third (1:34.780) and gained a bronz medal in the 2023 European Championship 1000 metres race, a first for Turkey.

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