Nihan Kantarcı (; born July 9, 1982, in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish sport shooter who competes in the trap and double trap events. The tall athlete at is right handed.
She began with shooting sport in 1996 at the Eskişehir Hunting and Shooting Sports Club. She is coached by Diego Gasperini in Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She serves as a teacher of physical education in a primary school at Gemlik, Bursa Province following her graduation from the Anadolu University.
She obtained in the women's junior category a bronze medal in the trap, and a gold medal in the double trap event at the 1999 European Shooting Championships held in Poussan, France. In 2002, she became silver medalist in the junior trap event at the European Championships in Lonato, Italy.
Nihan Kantarcı qualified to participate in the trap event at the 2012 Summer Olympics with her 6th place achieved at the 2011 ISSF World Cup 1 held in Sydney, Australia. She was the first ever Turkish female Olympic sport shooter along with Çiğdem Özyaman, who competed in the skeet event.
Achievements Representing 1999 ISSF World Championships Tampere, Finland 6th J Trap ISSF World Championships Tampere, Finland 4th J Double trap European Championships Poussan, France 3rd J Trap European Championships Poussan, France 1st J Double trap 2001 ISSF World Championships Cairo, Egypt 7th J Double trap 2002 ISSF World Championships Lahti, Finland 5th J Trap European Championships Lonato, Italy 2nd J Trap 2011 ISSF World Cup 1 Sydney, Australia 6th Trap ISSF World Cup 2 Beijing, China 6th Trap ISSF World Cup Concepción, Chile 4th Trap
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