İsmail Akçay (born in 1942) is a Turkish athlete. He was born in Akçakaya village of Balıkesir Province. After finishing primary school in his village, he studied in the industrial vocational high school of Balıkesir. Then he transferred to sergents' school in Ankara where he was interested in athletics.[1] He specialized in marathon events.
His international degrees are as follows:[2][3]
His degree in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico city is so far the best result Turkey has in Olympic marathon events.
Presently İsmail Akçay serves as an athletic trainer in Balıkesir.