Gülcan Mıngır

Gülcan Mıngır (pronounced [ˈɟyldʒan ˈmɯnɡɯɾ]; born 21 May 1989) is a Turkish female middle distance runner specialized in 3000 m steeplechase. She was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics Club before she transferred to Üsküdar Belediyespor. She is coached by İhsan Alptekin. Mıngır is 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 53 kg (117 lb).^[1][2][3]

Gülcan Mıngır

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 (age 35) Döğer, İhsaniye, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance
Club	Üsküdar Belediyespor
Coached by	İhsan Alptekin
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m st: 9:32.96 (2012)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Turkey European Athletics U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava 3000 m st European Athletics Championships 2012 Helsinki 3000 m st Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 3000 m st

Currently,^[when?] Mıngır is a student of physical education and sports at Dumlupınar University in Kütahya.^[4]

She was the gold medalist of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.^[5]

Mıngır qualified to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, she won the bronze medal in the 3000 m st event.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2020, retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Mıngır had tested positive for turinabol. The IOC Disciplinary Commission disqualified Mıngır from the 2012 Olympic Games.^[6]

Achievements

Source:^[7]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	12th	3000m steeplechase	10:29.77
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	5th	3000m steeplechase	10:12.53
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:47.83
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	26 (heats)	3000 m steeplechase	10:04.83
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:32.96
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	3rd/DQ	3000 m steeplechase	9:46.08
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	DQ	3000 m steeplechase	9:45.88

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Gülcan Mıngır" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
2. "İlçemizin Gururu Şampiyon Atletimiz Gülcan Mıngır, Valilikte…" (in Turkish). İhsaniye. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
3. "Gülcan Mıngır Fener'e duacı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
4. "Kütahya'da Milli Atletlerden Rektör'e Ziyaret". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
5. "Gülcan Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
6. International Olympic Committee Disciplinary Commission decision regarding Gülcan Mıngır, International Olympic Committee, 27 April 2020.
7. "Gülcan Mıngır". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

• IAAF profile for Gülcan Mıngır