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Ferhat Arıcan

Ferhat Arıcan (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish artistic gymnast. He represented Turkey at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. At the 2020 Olympic Games he became the first Turkish gymnast to win an Olympic medal, winning bronze on the parallel bars.[1]

Ferhat Arıcan
Arıcan in 2020
Personal information
Born (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 32)
İzmir, Turkey
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Turkey Turkey
(2010–present)
ClubGöztepe
Head coach(es)
Yilmaz Goktekin
Ievgeni Kozin
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Turkey
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
European Games 0 0 1
European Championships 2 3 3
Mediterranean Games 2 1 3
Islamic Solidarity Games 4 0 1
Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0
Total 8 5 9
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoParallel Bars
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskParallel Bars
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 MersinParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2021 BaselParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2020 MersinTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 AntalyaParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzczecinParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2020 MersinPommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 OranTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 OranParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2018 TarragonaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 MersinParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2018 TarragonaVault
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranPommel Horse
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2021 KonyaPommel Horse
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2010 SingaporeVault

Personal life

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Arıcan was born in Konak, İzmir in 1993. He took up gymnastics when he was 9–10 years old. He studied sports administration at Ege University.[2]

Gymnastics career

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2010–2013

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Arıcan was selected to represent Turkey at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. He won silver on vault behind Ganbatyn Erdenebold of Mongolia.[3] He would make his senior debut at the 2010 World Championships later that year and also competed at the 2011 World Championships.[3]

Arıcan competed at the 2013 European Championships where he finished 23rd in the all-around.[4] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games he won bronze on parallel bars.[5]

2014–2016

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Arıcan competed at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China.[6] He was originally a reserve athlete for the all-around; however he was called up to compete when Alexander Shatilov withdrew. He placed twenty-third.

At the 2015 European Championships Arıcan placed 24th in the all-around and seventh on parallel bars. At the 2015 European Games he placed eleventh in the all-around and sixth on vault and parallel bars. At the World Championships he placed 53rd in the all-around during qualifications.

Arıcan on the parallel bars at the 2015 European Championships

Arıcan competed at the Olympic Test Event in early 2016 where he earned an individual berth to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games. In doing so he became the first Turkish male gymnast in 108 to qualify to compete at the Olympics after Aleko Mulos did so in 1908.[7] At the 2016 Olympic Games Arıcan placed 41st in the all-around during qualifications and did not qualify for any event finals.

2017–2019

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At the 2017 European Championships Arıcan placed eighth in the all-around and on pommel horse and placed seventh on the parallel bars. He competed at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Ahmet Önder and İbrahim Çolak; they finished first as a team. Individually Arıcan placed first on parallel bars and second on horizontal bar. At the 2017 World Championships Arıcan placed twentieth in the all-around and also qualified to his first apparatus event final, the parallel bars. He finished eighth on the event.

Arıcan competed at the 2018 World Cups in Baku and Doha and the World Challenge Cups in Koper and Mersin; he earned five bronze medals. At the 2018 Mediterranean Games he helped Turkey place second as a team and individually he won bronze on the parallel bars. Arıcan placed nineteenth in the all-around at the 2018 World Championships.

Arıcan competed at the 2019 World Cups in Melbourne, Baku, and Doha. At the 2019 European Championships He placed tenth in the all-around and fifth on pommel horse but won his first European medal, a bronze on parallel bars. Arıcan next competed at the 2019 European Games where he won another bronze on parallel bars. At the 2019 World Championships he placed fifth on the event.

2020–2021

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Arıcan competed at the 2020 Baku World Cup; however the competition was canceled after qualifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Many other competitions were either canceled or postponed throughout the year. In December the European Championships were held. Arıcan helped Turkey win the silver medal behind Ukraine in the team competition. Individually Arıcan won gold on the parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse.

Arıcan defended his parallel bars title at the 2021 European Championships. He also picked up gold medals on the apparatus at the 2021 Osijek Challenge Cup and the Doha World Cup.

Arıcan competed at the postponed-2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal on the parallel bars behind Zou Jingyuan and Lukas Dauser. With this medal he became the first athlete representing Turkey to earn an Olympic Medal in artistic gymnastics.[9]

2022–2024

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Arıcan (left) at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Arıcan began the year competing at the 2022 World Cups in Cottbus, Cairo, and Baku and the World Challenge Cup in Osijek; he earned one gold medal and two silver medals on the parallel bars. He competed at the Mediterranean Games where he helped Turkey win gold in the team competition. Additionally he won gold on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse.[10] Arıcan next competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games alongside Adem Asil and Ahmet Önder; together they won gold as a team. Individually Arıcan once again won gold on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse. He next competed at the 2022 European Championships where he helped Turkey win team bronze behind Great Britain and Italy. Individually Arıcan placed fifth on pommel horse and seventh on the parallel bars. At the 2022 World Championships he placed fourth on parallel bars.

At the 2023 European Championships Arıcan helped Turkey place second Italy; individually he won silver on the parallel bars behind Illia Kovtun.[11] At the 2023 World Championships Arıcan helped Turkey finished 10th as a team during qualifications; in doing so, Turkey qualified a full team to the Olympic Games for the first time.[12]

Arıcan was selected to represent Turkey and the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Adem Asil, İbrahim Çolak, Emre Dodanlı, and Ahmet Önder. During the qualification round Turkey finished ninth.[13] Individually Arıcan qualified to the parallel bars final where he finished fifth.[14]

2025

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Arıcan competed at various World Cups and World Challenge Cups in 2025, winning gold on parallel bars in Antalya and Varna and bronze in Osijek.[15][16][17]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Ferhat Arıcan
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2010
Junior European Championships6
Youth Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010
World Championships114
2011
World Championships104
2013
European Championships23
Mediterranean Games653rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships67103
2014 Cottbus World Cup1725
European Championships19
World Championships23
2015 Cottbus World Cup17
Doha World Cup67
European Championships247
Varna Challenge Cup6472nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Games1166
Osijek Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships53
2016 Baku World Cup62nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doha World Cup76
Olympic Test Event112nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships11
Mersin Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games41
2017 Melbourne World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)583rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Doha World Cup7454
European Championships887
Islamic Solidarity Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships208
2018 Baku World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup873rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup10
Mediterranean Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mersin Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)663rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships10
Paris Challenge Cup6
World Championships19
Cottbus World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Melbourne World Cup53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Turkish Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doha World Cup6
European Championships1053rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Games93rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mersin Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships335
Cottbus World Cup6
2020 Turkish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Baku World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Turkish Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup41st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Cottbus World Cup15
Cairo World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Baku World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup61st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)57
Paris Challenge Cup86
Mersin Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships114
2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships10
2024 Turkish Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games95
2025 Antalya World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Varna World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships7
Szombathely World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsR1
2026 Antalya World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ↑ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ↑ "FIG Profile: Ferhat Arıcan". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. 1 2 "The Rise of the Turkish Men's Gymnastics Team". Neutral Deductions. September 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2013 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Ferhat Arıcan". Olympedia.
  6. ↑ "2014 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Ferhat Arican". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cimnastikte ilklerin olimpiyatı Rio". Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (in Turkish). April 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. March 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ferhat Arıcan seals first-ever medal for Turkey in gymnastics". Hürriyet Daily News. August 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2022 Mediterranean Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". IOC. 11 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tarihimizde İlk Kez Takım Olarak Olimpiyat'a Gidiyoruz!" [We are going to the Olympics as a team for the first time in our history!]. Turkish Gymnastics Federation (in Turkish).
  13. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Qualification". International Gymnastics Federation. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Paris 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Results". International Olympic Committee.
  15. ↑ "New skills, vibrant comebacks: The eye-opening World Cup in Antalya had it all and more". International Gymnastics Federation. March 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Oceans of talent on display at Osijek World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. April 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Nineteen nations in the medals at Varna World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. May 12, 2025.
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