Fenerbahçe S.K. (athletics)
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Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club in Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Athletics' homeground are the Dereağzı Facilities in Kadıköy, belonging to the club.
Full name | Fenerbahçe SK Athletics |
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Nickname(s) | The Yellow-Navy Blues Fener |
Founded | 1913 |
Ground | Dereağzı Facilities, Istanbul, Turkey |
Chairman | Ali Koç |
Manager | Ziya Özel |
League | Turkish Men's Athletics League Turkish Women's Athletics League |
2016 | Runners-up (Men) Runners-up (Women) |
Website | Club website |
The department was founded in 1913 and is one of the most successful in Turkey, with the men's team having won a record 20 championships in the Turkish Men's Athletics League, amongst others. The women's team won 8 championships in the Women's Athletics League and became runners-up in the European Champion Clubs Cup in 2015.
Fenerbahçe has had some of the greatest Turkish athletes in its ranks, who have granted Turkish sports and the club itself numerous Olympic, European and Worldwide honours.