Elif Yıldırım

Elif Yıldırım
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990
İznik, Bursa Province, Turkey
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400m hurdles
Club Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached by Kemal Şencan

Elif Yıldırım (born February 14, 1990 in İznik, Bursa Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female sprinter, who is specialized in the 400m hurdles event. The 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor, where she is coached by Kemal Şencan.[1][2]

Elif Yıldırım qualified as the youngest of her country's national athletics team for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

In 2013 Yıldırım tested positive for Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports.[3][4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2007 5th World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th h 400m hurdles 1:01.66[5]
Black Sea Games Trabzon, Turkey 2nd, silver medalist(s) Heptathlon
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 25th (h) 400m hurdles 61.06[5]
European Cup Combined Events 2nd League Maribor, Slovenia 11 7 Heptathlon 4951[5]
2012 21st European Championships Helsinki, Finland 27th round 1 400m hurdles 59.43[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Elif Yıldırım" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  2. 1 2 "4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ↑ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 28.01.15
  4. ↑ Doping
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Yidirim Elif". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

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