Bekir Karayel

Bekir Karayel
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	May 10, 1982 (age 42); Sungurlu, Çorum Province, Turkey
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance
Club	İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Coached by	Satılmış Atmaca
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon 1:02:55 (2012); Marathon 2:13:21 (2012);

Bekir Karayel (born May 10, 1982 in Sungurlu, Çorum Province, Turkey) is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner, who later specialized in marathon.^[1] The 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 62 kg (137 lb) is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., where he is coached by Satılmış Atmaca.^[2] He studied at Gazi University.^[3]

In 2011, he won the first edition of Darıca Half Marathon in a time 1:05:08.^[4]

He qualified for participation in marathon event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in 76th.^[2]^[5]

Personal best

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bekir Karayel". All Athletics. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
^ ^a ^b "Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-05-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Atletizm Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
^ "Darıca Yarı Maratonu Sonuclari / Overall Ranking" (PDF). Depar Timing. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
^ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/marathon-m

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