Ümmü Kiraz
 Ümmü Kiraz in the 2012 Summer Olympics marathon | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||
| Born | September 27, 1982 Acıpayam, Denizli Province, Turkey | ||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance | ||||||||
| Club | Kasımpaşaspor, Istanbul | ||||||||
| Coached by | Öznur Hatipoğlu | ||||||||
Medal record
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Ümmü Kiraz (born September 27, 1982, in Acıpayam, Denizli Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. She was a member of Denizli Belediyespor before she transferred to Kasımpaşaspor in Istanbul, where Kiraz is coached by Öznur Hatipoğlu.[1] The 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall athlete at 48 kg (106 lb) is a student of physical education and sports at the Pamukkale University's vocational college.[2]
At the 2012 Adana Half Marathon, Kiraz came second behind Bahar Doğan.[3] She finished the 2012 Tarsus Half Marathon in third place.[4]
Ümmü Kiraz qualified for participation in the marathon event at the 2012 Olympics in London, where she finished in 89th place.[2][5]
In half marathon event of 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, she finished at the third place (1:16:51) [6]
In 2015 she was banned for 2 1⁄2 years for 2011 biological passport irregularities.[7]
Personal bests[edit]
According to All-Athletics and IAAF records, her best times as of April 2015 are:[8][9]
- 1500 m 4:44.85 - Ankara (TUR), 20.05.2006
- 3000 m 10:28.48 - Ankara (TUR), 21.05.2006
- 10,000 m 33:10.85 - Skopje (MKD), 07.06.2014
- 15 km road 54:42 - Istanbul (TUR), 28.10.2007
- Half marathon 1:12:19 - Tarsus, Mersin (TUR), 25.03.2012
- Marathon 2:32:52 - Istanbul (TUR), 16.11.2014
References[edit]
- ^ "Denizlili milli atletin büyük başarısı". 24 Dakika (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ a b "Sporcular/Atletizm-Ümmü Kiraz" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Adana'da Yağmura Rağmen Maraton Büyük İlgi Gördü". Spor Haberler (in Turkish). 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Etiyopya damgası". Milli Gazete (in Turkish). 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "London 2012 marathon women Results - Olympic athletics".
- ^ Official result of Mediterranean Games
- ^ "DOPING: Four more Turkish athletes banned by anti-doping". Track Arena. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Profile of Ümmü Kiraz". All-Athletics. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Ümmü Kiraz | Profile | World Athletics".
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