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Furkan AKAR

About Furkan Akar

Furkan Akar is a Turkish short track speed skater. Growing up in Erzurum, he first slid across patches of ice with bags wrapped around his feet. He began short track training only when a coach gave him skates, and his elder brother Burak, a former skater, inspired and trained him. At Beijing 2022 he became Türkiye's first Olympic short track skater. His sixth place in the 1000m was then the country's best Winter Games finish. In 2023 he won Türkiye's first short track medal at the European Championships, and in 2026 its first at the World Championships.

Championship medals since the 2024–25 season

  • Bronze: Worlds 2026 · 500m

Facts

Nation
Turkey
Born
6 Mar 2002
PB 500m
40.197 · ISU World Tour 2, Montreal · 31 Oct 2026
PB 1000m
1:23.352 · ISU Worldcup-5, Dresden · 4 Feb 2023
PB 1500m
2:12.518 · ISU Worldcup-2, Salt Lake City · 5 Nov 2022

Personal bests: ShortTrackOnLine.info (as of 2 Nov 2026)

ISU profileWikipedia
15Comps
0Wins
2Podiums
500m1000m1500m
Events

Recent Form

last 15
Recent form — last 15 results
EventDateCompetitionResult
World Tour 1, Montreal25 Oct 2024WTBest: 25th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal1 Nov 2024WTBest: 15th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 3, Beijing6 Dec 2024WTBest: 22nd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 4, Seoul13 Dec 2024WTBest: 17th · 1k/500m
World Tour 5, Dordrecht7 Feb 2025WTBest: 10th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 6, Milan14 Feb 2025WTBest: 11th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Championships, Beijing14 Mar 2025WCHBest: 12th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 1, Montreal9 Oct 2025WTBest: 15th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal16 Oct 2025WTBest: 24th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 3, Gdansk20 Nov 2025WTBest: 6th · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 4, Dordrecht27 Nov 2025WTBest: 13th · 1k/1.5k/500m
Olympic Games, Milan6 Feb 2026OLYBest: 30th · 500m
World Championships, Montreal13 Mar 2026WCHBest: 3rd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 1, Vancouver23 Oct 2026WTBest: 3rd · 1k/1.5k/500m
World Tour 2, Montreal30 Oct 2026WTBest: 6th · 1k/1.5k/500m
1st
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Price History

Athlete price history
CompetitionPrice
WT1 '25◆1M
WT2 '25◆2M
WT3 '25◆3M
WT4 '25◆3M
WT5 '25◆3M
WT6 '25◆3M
WCH '25◆5M
WT1 '26◆5M
WT2 '26◆5M
WT3 '26◆5M
WT4 '26◆5M
OLY '26◆5M
WCH '26◆7M
WT1 '27◆10M
WT2 '27◆10M

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500m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal6
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver3
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal3
6 Feb 2026Olympic Games, Milan30
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht13
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk6
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal24
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal15
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing12
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan11
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht10
13 Dec 2024World Tour 4, Seoul28
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing22
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal15
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal33
1000m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal9
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver4
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal21
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht79
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk84
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal45
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal30
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing19
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan26
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht14
13 Dec 2024World Tour 4, Seoul17
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing22
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal68
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal25
1500m
DateEventFinish
30 Oct 2026World Tour 2, Montreal49
23 Oct 2026World Tour 1, Vancouver31
13 Mar 2026World Championships, Montreal27
27 Nov 2025World Tour 4, Dordrecht46
20 Nov 2025World Tour 3, Gdansk53
16 Oct 2025World Tour 2, Montreal44
9 Oct 2025World Tour 1, Montreal88
14 Mar 2025World Championships, Beijing22
14 Feb 2025World Tour 6, Milan65
7 Feb 2025World Tour 5, Dordrecht35
6 Dec 2024World Tour 3, Beijing33
1 Nov 2024World Tour 2, Montreal34
25 Oct 2024World Tour 1, Montreal29

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