Zeki Öztürk

Zeki Öztürk
Personal information
Born (1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 59)
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
Clubİstanbul BB

Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running.[2] He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships.

He is the husband of fellow Olympian Turkish runner, Lale Öztürk.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 28th (h) 1500 m 3:51.72
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 2nd 1500 m 3:40.53
6th 5000 m 13:56.97
World Championships Rome, Italy 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:42.17
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 49th (h) 1500 m 3:54.26
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 17th (h) 5000 m 14:08.99
2nd 10,000 m 28:39.56
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 29th (h) 5000 m 13:44.55
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 3rd 1500 m 3:43.22
4th 5000 m 13:51.79
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 20th (h) 1500 m 3:42.86
29th (h) 5000 m 14:06.20
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 11th (h) 3000 m 7:58.33
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 23rd (h) 1500 m 3:41.98
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 21st (h) 1500 m 3:41.58
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (h) 1500 m 3:46.39
18th (h) 5000 m 13:45.62
1995 Military World Games Rome, Italy 1st 5000 m 28:19.77
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 7th 5000 m 14:04.01
10,000 m DNF
2002 World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium 84th Half marathon 1:07:21

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References