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Esma Aydemir
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	January 1, 1992 (age 32); Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey
Sport
Sport	Running
Events	1500 m; 3000 m; 5000 m; 10,000 m; marathon;
Coached by	Mehmet Kiper
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m 2:08.17 (2010); 1500 m 4:09.06 (2012); 3000 m 9:19.61 (2011); 5000 m 15:50.23 (2017); 10000 m 32:41.03 (2017); marathon 2:35:21 (2016);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Turkey
European Team Championships
European Cup 10,000m
European Junior Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games

Esma Aydemir (born January 1, 1992, in Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey) is a Turkish middle distance and long-distance runner competing mostly in the 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and marathon events.

She began with running in Karakeçili town of Kırıkkale Province in 2005, discovered by Mehmet Kiper, national athlete and a physical education teacher in Antalya. With her parents permission, she followed him to Antalya, where she is trained by him. Currently, Esma Aydemir is a student at the Pamukkale University's Physical Education and Sports Technology Department. She ia sponsored by the regional union of the Agriculture Credit Cooperative in Kütahya.^[1]

She won the silver medal in the 3000 m and the gold medal in the 5000 m event at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.^[2]

Esma Aydemir is the holder of the national record in 1-mile race with 4:31.28 set in 2012. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.^[3]

Running marathon for the first time in her life, Aydemri took part at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon and secured a slot for the 2016 Summer Olympics ranking 8th in the women's category with her time of 2:35:21.^[4]^[5] She won the gold medal at the 2016 European Cup 10,000m held in Mersin, Turkey.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	21st (sf)	800m	2:08.79
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	20th	3000m	9:43.03
2011	European Cross Country Championships	Velenje, Slovenia	8th	3.97 km	13:41 J
	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	3000 m	9:19.61 J PB^[2]
	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	5000 m	16:12.16 J PB^[2]
2012	Turkish Teams Super and First League	Izmir, Turkey	1st	1500 m	4:09.06 PB^[7]
2012	67th Cezmi Or Memorial	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	5000 m	15:59.21 PB^[8]
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	10th	5000m	16:28.68
2013	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	43:53.26
2016	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	8th	marathon	2:35:21^[5]
2016	European Cup 10,000m	Mersin, Turkey	1st	10,000m	33:33.38^[6]
2017	European Cup 10,000m	Minsk, Belarus	3rd	10,000m	32:41.03 PB
2017	European Team Championships	Lille, France	3rd	5000m	15:50.23 PB