Turkey at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Turkey at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
WA codeTUR
in Amsterdam
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
4
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
12
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Turkey competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016.[1]

Turkey participated at the championship with 55 athletes winning a total of twelve medals (four gold, five silver and three bronze). One of the bronze medals was awarded to the team in half marathon.

Medals by event

Event Men Women Total
G S B Total G S B Total G S B Total
100 m - 1 - 1 - - - 0 - 1 - 1
200 m - 1 - 1 - - - 0 - 1 - 1
5,000 m - - - 0 1 - - 1 1 - - 1
10,000 m 1 1 - 2 1 - - 1 2 1 - 3
Half marathon - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 2
400 m hurdles 1 - - 1 - - - 0 1 - - 1
3,000 m steeplechase - 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 2
Shot put - - - 0 - - 1 1 - - 1 1
Total 2 5 0 7 2 0 3 5 4 5 3 12

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Ramil Guliyev 10.21 1 — 10.07 4 10.23 6
Jak Ali Harvey 10.04 2 — 10.04 2 10.07 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m Ramil Guliyev — 20.69 8 20.51 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m Batuhan Altıntaş 47.23 15 — Did not advance
Yavuz Can — 45.51 NR 7 Did not advance
1,500 m Levent Ateş 3:43.25 19 — Did not advance
10,000 m Polat Kemboi Arıkan — 28:18.52 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ali Kaya — 28:21.42 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Half marathon Kaan Kigen Özbilen — 1:02:27 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m hurdles Yasmani Copello — 48.42 NR 1 48.98 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3,000 m steeplechase Tarık Langat Akdağ 8:43.81 18 — Did not advance
Hakan Duvar 8:33.13 SB 8 — 8:44.03 12
Aras Kaya 8:33.11 7 — 8:29.91 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
4 × 400 m relay Halit Kılıç
Yasmani Copello Escobar
Batuhan Altıntaş
Yavuz Can 		3:04.65 9 — Did not advance

Field events

Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Triple jump Şeref Osmanoğlu 16.81 3 — 16.55 6
Aşkın Karaca 16.19 21 — Did not advance
Discus throw Ercüment Olgundeniz NM — Did not advance
Hammer throw Eşref Apak NM — Did not advance
Özkan Baltacı 70.67 8 — 71.35 9

Women

Track and road events

Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
5,000 m Yasemin Can — 15:18.15 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10,000 m Yasemin Can — 31:12.86 EL, EU23 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Half marathon Esma Aydemir — 1:11:49 5
Sultan Haydar — 1:12:34 11
Sevilay Eytemis — 1:15:36 43
Turkey — 3:39:59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400 m hurdles Elif Yıldırım 58.40 20 — Did not advance
3,000 m steeplechase Meryem Akda 9:45.69 9 — 9:55.42 13
Özlem Kaya 9:44.41 7 — 9:35.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elif Karabulut Did not finish — Did not advance
4 × 400 m relay Berfe Sancak
Meryem Kasap
Emel Şanlı
Elif Yıldırım 		3:38.47 16 — Did not advance

Field events

Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump Karin Melis Mey 6.55 4 — 6.62 5
Shot put Emel Dereli 17.88 2 — 18.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Javelin throw Eda Tuğsuz 58.13 12 — 56.97 11
Hammer throw Kıvılcım Salman 65.97 17 — Did not advance
Tuğçe Şahutoğlu 62.37 28 — Did not advance

References

  1. ^ Final Entries