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Turkish middle-distance runner
Yeliz Kurt
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1984-01-15) 15 January 1984 (age 41)
Trabzon, Turkey
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubEnkaspor
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 2:00.91 (2008)
  • 1000 m: 2:39.92 (2009)
  • 1500 m: 4:09.08 (2008)
  • 1 mile: 4:33.82 (2008)
  • 800 m ind: 2:02.47 (2011)
  • 1500 m in: 4:18.7 (2008)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Team Championships
First League
Gold medal – first place 2011 İzmir 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bergen 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bergen 1500 m

Yeliz Kurt (born 15 January 1984) is a former Turkish female middle distance runner competing mostly in the 800 m and 1500 m as well as 4 × 400 m relay events.

Kurt was banned twice from competing during her career for doping violations.

Early life

Kurt was born in Trabzon, Turkey. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 50 kg (110 lb) was a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul.

Career

She won two silver medals, one in 800 m and the other in 1500 m, at the 2009 European Team Championships-First League held in Bergen, Norway. In 2011, she became gold medalist of the 800 m event at the European Team Championships-First League in İzmir, Turkey.

Kurt is the national record holder of 1000 m event with 2:39.92 set in 2009, and shares the record in indoor 4 × 400 m relay event with 3:37.37 set at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Turin, Italy. With her time of 2:02.47, she improved her own national record in indoor 800 m at the ELAN Meeting Bratislava on January 30, 2011. However, that record was broken on March 9, 2012 by Merve Aydın.

Doping

Kurt tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in June 2013 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports. The ban expired on 25 June 2015.

Kurt received a second ban for a doping violation that lasted from March 2017 to March 2018.

Achievements

4x400 m relay

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 5th 3:37.37 NR

800 m

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 5th 2:01.90
2009 European Team Championships First League Bergen, Norway 2nd 2:01.54
2011 European Team Championships First League İzmir, Turkey 1st 2:01.95
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 11th SF 2:03.32

1500 m

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 European Team Championships First League Bergen, Norway 2nd 4:14.00

References

  1. "Kurt Yeliz". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  2. "Athletes-Yeliz Kurt-Bio". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  3. "Pistte Yeliz Kurt krizi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. "Yeliz Kurt" (in Turkish). Bursa Atletizm. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  5. "Records from ENKA athletes - 31.01.2011". Enka Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  6. Sanctioned athletes list – 26 June 2014
  7. BBC Sport: Esref Apak among 31 Turkish athletes banned for two years, 5 August 2013
  8. "LATEST SANCTIONS FOR DOPING AND NON-DOPING VIOLATIONS JULY AND AUGUST 2018" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. "Yeliz Kurt veda etti". Futbolingo (in Turkish). 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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