| Nazan Akın Güneş | |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Birth Date: | 1983 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) (2012) |
| Sport: | Para judo |
| Disability Class: | J2 |
| Event: | +70 kg |
| Club: | Ankara Göreneller Spor Kulübü |
| Coach: | Meriç Özdeş, Yavuz Yolcu (national) |
| Updated: | 7 October 2024 |
Nazan Akın Güneş (born Nazan Akın on 1 September 1983, in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +70 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics and the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics.
Nazan Akın took the bronze medal at the 2008 German Open.
In 2011, she competed in the 63 kg division at the IBSA World Championship and Games in Antalya, Turkey, where she finished in 7th place[1] and at the IBSA European Championship held in Crawley, United Kingdom, where she won the bronze medal.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, Akın first succeeded in defeating her Bulgarian opponent Ivomira Mihaylova in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, she also defeated French competitor Celine Manzuolini, securing her place in the final, where she went on to win the silver medal.[3] After this, she took a 10-year break from judo.[4] [5]
In 2022, she participated at the IBSA Judo World Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and won the bronze medal in the +70 kg division.[6]
She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
In 2024, she won the bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, by defeating her opponent Feruza Ergasheva 10-0 in the women +70 kg division.[7]
Nazan Akın was born on September 1, 1983, in Diyarbakır.[8]