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Esma Aydemir

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Esma Aydemir
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1992-01-01) January 1, 1992 (age 32)
Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey
Sport
SportRunning
Events
Coached byMehmet Kiper
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m 2:08.17 (2010)
  • 1500 m 4:09.06 (2012)
  • 3000 m 9:19.61 (2011)
  • 5000 m 15:50.23 (2017)
  • 10000 m 32:41.03 (2017)
  • marathon 2:35:21 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lille 5000 m
European Cup 10,000m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Minsk 10,000m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Mersin 10,000m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tallinn 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tallinn 3000 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang 4×400 m relay

Esma Aydemir (born January 1, 1992, in Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey) is a Turkish middle distance and long-distance runner competing mostly in the 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and marathon events.

She began with running in Karakeçili town of Kırıkkale Province in 2005, discovered by Mehmet Kiper, national athlete and a physical education teacher in Antalya. With her parents permission, she followed him to Antalya, where she is trained by him. Currently, Esma Aydemir is a student at the Pamukkale University's Physical Education and Sports Technology Department. She ia sponsored by the regional union of the Agriculture Credit Cooperative in Kütahya.[1]

She won the silver medal in the 3000 m and the gold medal in the 5000 m event at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[2]

Esma Aydemir is the holder of the national record in 1-mile race with 4:31.28 set in 2012. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[3]

Running marathon for the first time in her life, Aydemri took part at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon and secured a slot for the 2016 Summer Olympics ranking 8th in the women's category with her time of 2:35:21.[4][5] She won the gold medal at the 2016 European Cup 10,000m held in Mersin, Turkey.[6]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 21st (sf) 800m 2:08.79
20th 3000m 9:43.03
2011 European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 8th 3.97 km 13:41 J
European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 3000 m 9:19.61 J PB[2]
1st 5000 m 16:12.16 J PB[2]
2012 Turkish Teams Super and First League Izmir, Turkey 1st 1500 m 4:09.06 PB[7]
67th Cezmi Or Memorial Istanbul, Turkey 5th 5000 m 15:59.21 PB[8]
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 10th 5000m 16:28.68
3rd Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 43:53.26
2016 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 8th marathon 2:35:21[5]
European Cup 10,000m Mersin, Turkey 1st 10,000m 33:33.38[6]
2017 European Cup 10,000m Minsk, Belarus 3rd 10,000m 32:41.03 PB
European Team Championships Lille, France 3rd 5000m 15:50.23 PB

References

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  1. ^ "Esma Aydemir'in keşfedilme öyküsü". 365 Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Avrupa Gençler Atletizm Şampiyonası'nın son gününde Esma Aydemir, Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  3. ^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  4. ^ "Esma Aydemir ve Yavuz Ağralı olimpiyat barajını aştı". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  5. ^ a b "Race Results". Marathon Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  6. ^ a b "Esma Aydemir 10 bin metrede altın madalyanın sahibi oldu". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). 2016-06-06. Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  7. ^ "World-leading 400m hurdles for Bulgaria's Stambolova in Izmir". European Athletics. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  8. ^ "67th Cezmi Or Memorial Results-Women 5000 m". European Athletics. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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