Turkish ๐ง Wheels on Fire (Azmin Zaferi)
A Paralympianย on wheels, Nazim Erdem (Naz) was born in Turkeyย and later migrated to Australia with his family. At the age of 20, he became aย quadriplegicย (a person affected by paralysis of all four limbs) after a diving accident.
A former amateur boxer and Aussie Rules player, Nazim took up wheelchair rugby while in rehab – and he's never looked back, earning a spot in the Australian wheelchair rugby team and competing at the past four Paralympic Games, including winning gold in London 2012.ย He has now competed at multiple Paralympic Games in the sport of Wheelchair Rugby.ย He has won two gold and two silver medals at five Paralympics from 2000 to 2016.ย His most recent success was winning the gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016.ย
His service to sport has gained him an Order of Australia Medal in the year of 2014 Australia Day Honours List and awarded an Order of Australia too.ย Heย became the first person with a spinal cord injury toย paraglideย solo; he was also the first person with a spinal cord injury to compete in theย Targa Tasmaniaย car rally. He has a diploma in computer programming, and works as a peer support coordinator for theย Australian Quadriplegic Associationย (AQA), a Victorian disability support organisation. As a sport addict, he is also a sports ambassador for the TAFISA World Sport for All Games.
Tekerlekli sandalyede bir Paralimpik sporcusu olan Nazim Erdem (Naz), Turkiyede dogmus ve daha sonra ailesiyle birlikte Avustralya'ya gรถรง etmis.ย 20 yaลฤฑnda, denizde, sฤฑฤ bir suya baliklama atlamasi ile kuadriplegik (dรถrt uzvun da felcine etkilenen bir kiลi) oldu.ย
Eski bir amatรถr boksรถr ve Aussie Rules oyuncusu olarak kazadan sonra, rehabilitasyondayken bile spor sevgisi devam etti hatta tekerlekli sandalye ragbisi oynadi.ย Sporun pesini hic bakmadฤฑ, Avustralya tekerlekli sandalye ragbi takฤฑmฤฑnda bir yer kazandฤฑ ve Londra 2012'de altฤฑn kazanmak da dahil olmak รผzere son dรถrt Paralimpik Oyunlarฤฑ'nda yarฤฑลtฤฑ.ย Tekerlekli Sandalye Rugby sporunda birden fazla Paralimpik Oyunlarฤฑ'nda yarฤฑลan bir sporcu oldu.ย 2000-2016 yฤฑllarฤฑ arasฤฑnda beล Paralimpik Oyunlarฤฑ'nda iki altฤฑn ve iki gรผmรผล madalya kazandฤฑ.ย En son baลarฤฑsi, 2016'daki Rio Paralimpik Oyunlarฤฑ'nda altฤฑn madalya kazanmaktฤฑ.ย
Spora verdiฤi hizmet, 2014 Avustralya Gรผnรผ Onur Listesi yฤฑlฤฑnda Avustralya madalyasฤฑ kazandฤฑ ve Avustralya Niลanฤฑ da aldฤฑ.ย Tek baลฤฑna yamaรง paraลรผtรผ yapan omurilik hastasi olan ilk kiลi oldu; ayrฤฑca Targa Tasmania araba rallisinde yarฤฑลan omurilik hastaligi olan ilk kiลi oldu.ย Nazim bilgisayar programcฤฑlฤฑฤฤฑ diplomasฤฑna sahiptir veย Avustralya Kuadriplejik Derneฤi (AQA)ย – bir Victoria engelli destek kuruluลu- iรงin akran destek koordinatรถrรผ olarak รงalฤฑลmaktadฤฑr. Bir spor baฤฤฑmlฤฑsฤฑ olarak, aynฤฑ zamanda TAFISA Tรผm Oyunlar iรงin Dรผnya Sporunun spor elรงisidir.
