Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu

Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu

Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 Limassol, Cyprus
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m

Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu (born 27 April 1992) is a Turkish Cypriot sprinter who represents Turkey internationally. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Championships. In addition, he represented his country in the same event at the 2017 World Championships finishing seventh in the final.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	38th (h)	100 m	10.82
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	8th	100 m	10.80
			13th (h)	200 m	21.94
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	41.57
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	41.42
2014	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Aubagne, France	7th	200 m	21.98
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.59
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.56
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th	4 × 100 m relay	38.73
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	11th (h)	200 m	21.15
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.50
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (h)	100 m	10.40
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.98
	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.961

¹Representing Europe

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.34 (-0.9 m/s, Erzurum 2018)
• 200 metres – 21.15 (+1.1 m/s, Bursa 2018)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.82 (Istanbul 2013)