Ferhat Arıcan
Gymnastics
Göztepe SK
Date of Birth: July 28, 1993
Country: Türkiye
Sport: Artistic Gymnastics
Born in İzmir in 1993, Turkish gymnast Ferhat Arıcan began gymnastics at the age of 11 upon the recommendation of his teacher. Although he started later than most of his peers, his natural talent and determination quickly set him apart. He achieved his first international success at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, winning a silver medal on vault. In 2014, he became the first Turkish gymnast ever to reach a World Championships final. While continuing to achieve success at both national and international levels, he made history by becoming the first Turkish male artistic gymnast to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Arıcan won a bronze medal on parallel bars, marking Türkiye’s first-ever Olympic medal in gymnastics. At the European Championships, he won gold medals on parallel bars in 2020 and 2021, and a silver medal in 2023. In 2021, he was named the “Male Gymnast of the Year” by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). In 2022, he helped the Turkish Men’s National Team win a silver medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Antalya — a landmark team achievement for Turkish gymnastics.
Throughout the World Challenge Cup series, Arıcan has claimed over 15 gold medals. Earning a quota spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he became one of the few gymnasts to compete in three consecutive Olympics. A true pioneer of Turkish gymnastics, Ferhat Arıcan has two officially recognized eponymous skills in the world gymnastics code — both named “Arıcan”, performed on parallel bars and vault.
In addition to his athletic career, he serves as the Head of the Gymnastics Department at Göztepe Sports Club, where he also competes as an athlete. Through his project, Kolektif Akademi, established in partnership with Göztepe Gymnastics, he continues to inspire and train future generations of gymnasts.
Achievements
2026 – FIG World Challenge Cup Paris | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2026 – Mediterranean Games Taranto | Team Gold Medal
2026 – Mediterranean Games Taranto | Pommel Horse Bronze Medal
2026 – European Championships Zagreb | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2026 – FIG World Cup Antalya | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2026 – FIG World Cup Osijek | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2025 – FIG World Challenge Cup Szombathely | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2025 – FIG World Challenge Cup Szombathely | Pommel Horse Gold Medal
2025 – FIG World Cup Osijek | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2025 – FIG World Cup Antalya | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2025 – FIG World Challenge Cup Varna | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2023 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Antalya | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2023 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Antalya | Team Silver Medal
2023 – FIG World Cup Doha | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2022 – Mediterranean Games Oran | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2022 – Mediterranean Games Oran | Pommel Horse Bronze Medal
2022 – FIG World Cup Osijek | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2022 – FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2022 – FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin | Pommel Horse Silver Medal
2022 – FIG World Cup Baku | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2022 – FIG World Cup Cairo | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2022 – Islamic Solidarity Games Konya | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2021 – Tokyo Olympic Games | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2021 – FIG World Challenge Cup | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2021 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Basel | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2020 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Mersin | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2020 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Mersin | Pommel Horse Bronze Medal
2020 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Mersin | Team Silver Medal
2019 – European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Szczecin | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2019 – FIG World Cup Baku | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2019 – FIG World Cup Melbourne | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2019 – European Games Minsk | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2018 – FIG World Cup Cottbus | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2018 – FIG World Cup Melbourne | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2018 – FIG World Cup Baku | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2018 – FIG World Cup Doha | Vault Bronze Medal
2018 – Mediterranean Games Tarragona | Vault Bronze Medal
2017 – FIG World Challenge Cup Szombathely | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2017 – FIG World Cup Melbourne | Floor Exercise Bronze Medal
2017 – FIG World Cup Melbourne | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2017 – Islamic Solidarity Games Baku | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2016 – FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin | Parallel Bars Gold Medal
2016 – FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin | Floor Exercise Gold Medal
2016 – FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin | Pommel Horse Silver Medal
2016 – FIG World Challenge Cup Baku | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2015 – FIG World Challenge Cup Varna | Parallel Bars Silver Medal
2013 – Mediterranean Games Mersin | Parallel Bars Bronze Medal
2010 – Youth Olympic Games Singapore | Vault Silver Medal
Awards
2021 FIG Male Gymnast of the Year
2021 Milliyet Sports Awards: Special Jury Award