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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 2002 Erzurum, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Harputkapı Sports Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.