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Gülcan Mıngır
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-05-21) 21 May 1989 (age 35)
Döğer, İhsaniye, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance
ClubÜsküdar Belediyespor
Coached byİhsan Alptekin
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
Summer Universiades
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan 3000 m st
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ostrava 3000 m st
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 3000 m st
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 3000 m st

Gülcan Mıngır (pronounced [ˈɟyldʒan ˈmɯnɡɯɾ]; born 21 May 1989) is a Turkish female middle distance runner specialized in 3000 m steeplechase. She was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics Club before she transferred to Üsküdar Belediyespor. She is coached by İhsan Alptekin. Mıngır is 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 53 kg (117 lb).[1][2][3]

Currently,[when?] Gülcan Mıngır is a student of physical education and sports at Dumlupınar University in Kütahya.[4]

She is the gold medalist of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[5]

Gülcan Mıngır qualified to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, she won the bronze medal in the 3000 m st event.

In April 2020, it was announced retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Mıngır had tested positive for turinabol. The IOC Disciplinary Commission disqualified Mıngır from the 2012 Olympic Games.[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 12th 3000m steeplechase 10:29.77
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 5th 3000m steeplechase 10:12.53
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:47.83
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26 (heats) 3000 m steeplechase 10:04.83
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:32.96
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd 3000 m steeplechase 9:46.08
Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 3000 m steeplechase 9:45.88

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Gülcan Mıngır" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ^ "İlçemizin Gururu Şampiyon Atletimiz Gülcan Mıngır, Valilikte…" (in Turkish). İhsaniye. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. ^ "Gülcan Mıngır Fener'e duacı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  4. ^ "Kütahya'da Milli Atletlerden Rektör'e Ziyaret". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2011-08-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  5. ^ "Gülcan Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  6. ^ International Olympic Committee Disciplinary Commission decision regarding Gülcan Mıngır, International Olympic Committee, 27 April 2020.
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