Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş
Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş (born 2 January 1973 in Varna) is Turkish athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[1] During her long career, she has represented Turkey at multiple international competitions, including the 1997 World Championships, six World Indoor Championships, three European outdoor and five indoor championships, although with little success.
Her 60 metres personal best of 6.21 seconds is the still standing national record.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Turkey | |||||
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 24th (h) | 60 m | 7.61 |
– | 200 m | DQ | |||
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 30th (h) | 100 m | 11.81 | |
31st (h) | 200 m | 24.40 | |||
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 33rd (h) | 60 m | 7.50 |
16th (h) | 200 m | 24.36 | |||
Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 18th (qf) | 100 m | 11.93 | |
22nd (qf) | 200 m | 24.45 | |||
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 18th (h) | 60 m | 7.62 |
15th (h) | 200 m | 24.84 | |||
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 31st (h) | 60 m | 7.71 |
Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 6th | 100 m | 11.59 | |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 21st (h) | 60 m | 7.54 |
22nd (h) | 200 m | 24.45 | |||
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (h) | 100 m | 11.68 | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 26th (h) | 60 m | 7.43 |
Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 6th | 100 m | 11.74 | |
7th | 200 m | 24.15 | |||
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 19th (h) | 60 m | 7.49 |
14th (h) | 200 m | 23.821 | |||
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 27th (h) | 100 m | 11.98 | |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 60 m | 7.56 |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (sf) | 60 m | 7.78 |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 22nd (h) | 60 m | 7.66 |
Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 5th | 4x100 m relay | 46.24 |
1Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.49 (+1.8 m/s) (Kalamáta 2001)
- 200 metres – 23.71 (Ankara 1999)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.27 (Moscow 2001)
- 200 metres – 23.79 (Piraeus 2002)
References[]
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Turkish female sprinters
- Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Turks in Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
- Turkish athletics biography stubs