Elif Yıldırım
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||
| Born | February 14, 1990 İznik, Bursa Province, Turkey |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||
| Event(s) | 400m hurdles | ||||||
| Club | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||
| Coached by | Kemal Şencan | ||||||
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Medal record
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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 |
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Representing  Turkey |
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| 2007 | 5th World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 5th h | 400m hurdles | 1:01.66[5] |
| Black Sea Games | Trabzon, Turkey |  |
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
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- ↑ IAAF: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 28.01.15
- ↑ Doping
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Yildirim Elif profile at IAAF
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