Umut Ünlü


Umut Ünlü is a Turkish Paralympic swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. This made him the first Turkish athlete to win two gold medals at the same Paralympic Games.

Personal life

Umut Ünlü was born in Gevaş, Van Province, eastern Turkey on 28 July 2001. He had no hands or feet, and fused vocal cords from birth.

Sport career

Ünlü represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle S3 and the 200 metre freestyle event. This made him the first athlete from Turkey to win two gold medals at the same Paralympics.