Yeliz Kurt
Turkish middle-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeliz Kurt (born 15 January 1984) is a former Turkish female middle distance runner competing mostly in the 800 m and 1500 m as well as 4 × 400 m relay events.[1]
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Nationality | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Trabzon, Turkey | 15 January 1984||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt was banned twice from competing during her career for doping violations.
Early life
Kurt was born in Trabzon, Turkey. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 50 kg (110 lb) was a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul.[2][3][4]
Career
She won two silver medals, one in 800 m and the other in 1500 m, at the 2009 European Team Championships-First League held in Bergen, Norway. In 2011, she became gold medalist of the 800 m event at the European Team Championships-First League in İzmir, Turkey.
Kurt is the national record holder of 1000 m event with 2:39.92 set in 2009, and shares the record in indoor 4 × 400 m relay event with 3:37.37 set at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Turin, Italy. With her time of 2:02.47, she improved her own national record in indoor 800 m at the ELAN Meeting Bratislava on January 30, 2011.[5] However, that record was broken on March 9, 2012 by Merve Aydın.
Doping
Kurt tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in June 2013 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports. The ban expired on 25 June 2015.[6][7]
Kurt received a second ban for a doping violation that lasted from March 2017 to March 2018.[8]
Achievements
4x400 m relay
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 5th | 3:37.37 NR |
800 m
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 5th | 2:01.90 | |
2009 | European Team Championships First League | Bergen, Norway | 2nd | 2:01.54 | |
2011 | European Team Championships First League | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 2:01.95 | |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th SF | 2:03.32[9] |
1500 m
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2009 | European Team Championships First League | Bergen, Norway | 2nd | 4:14.00 |
References
External links
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