Selahattin Çobanoğlu

Selahattin Çobanoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39)
Mersin, Turkey
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m, 800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 48.05 (Konya) 2004

800m: 1:46.92 (Heusden-Zolder) 2004

1000m: 2:24.37 (Istanbul) 2003

800m indoor: 1:50.13 (Peania) 2006
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Turkey
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir 800m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Grosseto 800m

Selahattin Çobanoğlu (born 20 August 1985 in Mersin) is a Turkish sprinter and middle distance runner. He usually competed at the 800 metres events.

Çobanoglu represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was eliminated in the first round at the 800 metres competition.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade held in their country.[2]

Çobanoğlu holds the Turkish record at the 600 metres with 1:17.23.[3]

His brother Utku Çobanoglu is a sprint and middle-distance runner like himself.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Selahattin Çobanoğlu". sports-reference.com. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Universiade kısa kısa". Hurriyet. August 21, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Atletizmde 4 Türkiye rekoru". Cumhuriyet. June 13, 2004. p. 19. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Utku Çobanoğlu". IAAF.


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