Zeki Öztürk

Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running.^[2] He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships.

He is the husband of fellow runner, Lale Öztürk.

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	28th (h)	1500 m	3:51.72
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	2nd	1500 m	3:40.53
			6th	5000 m	13:56.97
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (sf)	1500 m	3:42.17
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	49th (h)	1500 m	3:54.26
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	17th (h)	5000 m	14:08.99
			2nd	10,000 m	28:39.56
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	29th (h)	5000 m	13:44.55
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	1500 m	3:43.22
			4th	5000 m	13:51.79
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	20th (h)	1500 m	3:42.86
			29th (h)	5000 m	14:06.20
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	11th (h)	3000 m	7:58.33
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:41.98
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	21st (h)	1500 m	3:41.58
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (h)	1500 m	3:46.39
			18th (h)	5000 m	13:45.62
1995	Military World Games	Rome, Italy	1st	5000 m	28:19.77
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	7th	5000 m	14:04.01
			–	10,000 m	DNF
2002	World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	84th	Half marathon	1:07:21

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 3:35.68 (Bologna 1990)
• 3000 metres – 7:47.52 (Udine 1990)
• 5000 metres – 13:26.77 (Zürich 1990)
• 10,000 metres – 28:19.77 (Rome 1995)
• Half marathon – 1:03:04 (Istanbul 1987)
• Marathon – 2:23:07 (Istanbul 2001)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 7:50.41 (Genoa 1992)

References[]

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