Turkey at the World Athletics Championships

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Turkey at the
World Championships in Athletics
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WA codeTUR
National federationTurkish Athletic Federation
Websitewww.taf.org.tr
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
4
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

Turkey has competed in every IAAF World Championships in Athletics since the event's first edition in 1983.

Medalists[]

Medal Name Year Event
 Silver Süreyya Ayhan 2003 Saint-Denis Women's 1500 metres
 Silver Karin Melis Mey 2009 Berlin Women's long jump
 Gold Ramil Guliyev 2017 London Men's 200 metres
 Silver Yasmani Copello 2017 London Men's 400 metres hurdles

Source: [1]

Summary[]

Championships Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1983 Helsinki 0 0 0 0 –
1987 Rome 0 0 0 0 –
1991 Tokyo 0 0 0 0 –
1993 Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 –
1995 Gothenburg 0 0 0 0 –
1997 Athens 0 0 0 0 –
1999 Seville 0 0 0 0 –
2001 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 –
2003 Paris 0 1 0 1 31
2005 Helsinki 0 0 0 0 –
2007 Osaka 0 0 0 0 –
2009 Berlin 12 0 1 0 1 25
2011 Daegu 20 0 0 0 0 –
2013 Moscow 10 0 0 0 0 –
2015 Beijing 12 0 0 0 0 –
2017 London 12 1 1 0 2 11
Total 1 3 0 4 55

Doping disqualifications[]

Athlete Sex Event Year(s) Result Notes
Elvan Abeylegesse Women 5000 m
10,000 m		 2007
2009		 5th (5000 m, 2007)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (10,000 m, 2007)
DQ (10,000 m, 2009)		 Disqualified at two editions
Alemitu Bekele Degfa Women 1500 m
5000 m		 2009
2011		 11th (1500 m heats, 2009)
13th (5000 m, 2009)
9th (5000 m heats, 2011)		 Disqualified at two editions
Aslı Çakır Alptekin Women 1500 m 2011 10th (semis)
Bahar Doğan Women Marathon 2011 36th
Semiha Mutlu Women 20 kilometres walk 2011 DNF
Pınar Saka Women 400 m
4 × 400 m relay		 2011 6th (h) Turkish relay team disqualified
Binnaz Uslu Women 3000 m steeplechase 2011 7th
Ümmü Kiraz Women Marathon 2013 DNF

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Madalyalarimiz". TAF (in Turkish). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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