Yavuz Ağralı

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Yavuz Ağralı
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992 (age 29)
Bingöl, Turkey
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon
ClubZeytinburnu Beştelsiz S.C.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
Balkan Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Zagreb Marathon
Balkan Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Zagreb Half marathon
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zagreb Half marathon

Yavuz Ağralı (born 9 April 1992) is a Turkish long-distance running athlete[1] who will compete in the marathon for Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Yavuz Ağralı was born in Bingöl, eastern Turkey on 9 April 1992. Competing in marathon, he is a member of the Zeytinburnu Beştelsiz S.C. in Istanbul.[1]

Ağralı became runner-up at the 2014 Zagreb Half Marathon, held within the Balkan Half Marathon Championships.[2] He won the Zagreb Marathon with 2:18:22 held within the 2017 Balkan Marathon Championships.[3] In 2020, he took the silver medal a second time at the Zagreb Half Marathon.[2]

On 23 February 2021, he participated at the Seville Marathon, where he passed the Olympic minimum limit. He then completed a 130-day training camp in Ethiopia, and went to his hometown Bingöl after his return to Turkey. The Turkish Athletic Federation selected him for participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Yavuz Ağralı" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Milliler'den Balkan Yarı Maraton'da beş kürsü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Yavuz Ağralı maratonda Balkan şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ Korkulutaş, Rıdvan (29 May 2021). "Milli atlet Yavuz Ağralı, 2020 Tokyo Olimpiyat Oyunları'na seçilmenin gururunu yaşıyor". (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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