Ümmü Kiraz

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Ümmü Kiraz
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Ümmü Kiraz in the 2012 Summer Olympics marathon
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 (age 39)
Acıpayam, Denizli Province, Turkey
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance
ClubKasımpaşaspor, Istanbul
Coached byÖznur Hatipoğlu
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Half marathon

Ümmü Kiraz (born September 27, 1982 in Acıpayam, Denizli Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. She was a member of Denizli Belediyespor before she transferred to Kasımpaşaspor in Istanbul, where Kiraz is coached by Öznur Hatipoğlu.[1] The 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall athlete at 48 kg (106 lb) is a student of physical education and sports at the Pamukkale University's vocational college.[2]

At the 2012 Adana Half Marathon, Kiraz came second behind Bahar Doğan.[3] She finished the 2012 Tarsus Half Marathon in third place.[4]

Ümmü Kiraz qualified for participation in the marathon event at the 2012 Olympics in London, where she finished in 89th place.[2][5]

In half marathon event of 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, she finished at the third place (1:16:51) [6]

In 2015 she was banned for 2 1⁄2 years for 2011 biological passport irregularities.[7]

Personal bests[]

According to All-Athletics and IAAF records, her best times as of April 2015 are:[8][9]

  • 1500 m 4:44.85 - Ankara (TUR), 20.05.2006
  • 3000 m 10:28.48 - Ankara (TUR), 21.05.2006
  • 10,000 m 33:10.85 - Skopje (MKD), 07.06.2014
  • 15 km road 54:42 - Istanbul (TUR), 28.10.2007
  • Half marathon 1:12:19 - Tarsus, Mersin (TUR), 25.03.2012
  • Marathon 2:32:52 - Istanbul (TUR), 16.11.2014

References[]

  1. ^ "Denizlili milli atletin büyük başarısı". 24 Dakika (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. ^ a b "Sporcular/Atletizm-Ümmü Kiraz" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  3. ^ "Adana'da Yağmura Rağmen Maraton Büyük İlgi Gördü". Spor Haberler (in Turkish). 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  4. ^ "Etiyopya damgası". Milli Gazete (in Turkish). 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  5. ^ "London 2012 marathon women Results - Olympic athletics".
  6. ^ Official result of Mediterranean Games
  7. ^ "DOPING: Four more Turkish athletes banned by anti-doping". Track Arena. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Profile of Ümmü Kiraz". All-Athletics. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  9. ^ "Ümmü Kiraz | Profile | World Athletics".


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