Grand Atatürk Run

The Grand Atatürk Run (Turkish: Büyük Atatürk Koşusu) is an annual road running event of 10K run, which takes place on 27 December in Ankara, Turkey. The date coincides with the first visit of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic, to Ankara.[1] The competition has been held every year since 1936.[2] It is organised under the auspices of Turkish Athletic Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu).[3]

Grand Atatürk Run
DateDecember 27
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Event typeRoad
Distance10K
Primary sponsorTurkish Athletic Federation
Established1936
Course records
  • 29:10 men's 2013
  • 32:19 women's 2002
Official siteGrand Atatürk Run

The race distance is roughly (10.8 km (6.7 mi), though it is not a certifiably measured course. Historically, the race has ranged from 10 to 12 km (6.2 to 7.5 mi) in length.[2] The course is set in the centre of the city, starting at Dikmen Valley Park and finishing at the front of Ankara Central Station.[3] Initially an event for men only, a women's section was introduced in 1992, and races for both genders are now held annually.[2] It is one of the longest running road race events in Europe.[4]

Past winners of the race include many of the country's top distance runners. In the men's race, winners include European medallist Halil Akkaş and Mediterranean Games champions Ekrem Koçak and Mehmet Terzi. Double Olympic silver medallist Elvan Abeylegesse and Binnaz Uslu (runner-up at the European Cross Country Championships) have won on the women's side. Sükrü Saban is the most successful athlete in the history of the competition, having won eight times between 1960 and 1970. The fastest times recorded for the race are 29:26 minutes for men (set by Zeki Öztürk in 1996) and 32:19 minutes for women (set by Elvan Abeylegesse in 2002).[2]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Year Men's winner Sports club Women's winner Sports club
1936 Galip Darılmaz Ankara Demirspor Not held
1937 Şevki Koru Ankaragücü
1938 Mustafa Kaplan Ankara Demirspor
1939 Adnan Darılmaz Ankara Demirspor
1940 Mustafa Kaplan Ankara Demirspor
1941 Eşref Aydın Fenerbahçe
1942 Zürref Aşılmazsoy Eskişehirspor
1943 Mustafa Kaplan Ankara Demirspor
1944 Eşref Aydın Fenerbahçe
1945 Mustafa Özcan Gençlerbirliği
1946 Mustafa Kaplan Ankara Demirspor
1947 Mustafa Özcan Gençlerbirliği
1948 Osman Coşgül Jandarmagücü
1949 Osman Coşgül Jandarmagücü
1950 Mustafa Özcan Gençlerbirliği
1951 Osman Coşgül Fenerbahçe
1952 Cahit Önel Galatasaray
1953 Abdullah Kökpınar Karagücü
1954 Ekrem Koçak Fenerbahçe
1955 Hüseyin Topsakal Hacettepe
1956 Ekrem Koçak Fenerbahçe
1957 Ekrem Koçak Fenerbahçe
1958 Muharrem Dalkılıç Jandarmagücü
1959 Muharrem Dalkılıç Jandarmagücü
1960 Şükrü Saban Fenerbahçe
1961 Şükrü Saban Fenerbahçe
1962 Muharrem Dalkılıç Fenerbahçe
1963 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1964 Muharrem Dalkılıç Fenerbahçe
1965 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1966 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1967 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1968 Muharrem Dalkılıç Fenerbahçe
1969 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1970 Şükrü Saban Eskişehirspor
1971 Hamza Canavar Denizlispor
1972 Hikmet Şen Fenerbahçe
1973 Hikmet Şen Fenerbahçe
1974 Musa Kalemoğlu Ankara Emniyet
1975 Mehmet Yurdadön Kars
1976 Sıddık Dursun Ağrıspor
1977 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1978 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1979 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1980 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1981 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1982 Mehmet Yurdadön Yenişehirspor
1983 Mehmet Yurdadön Fenerbahçe
1984 Mehmet Terzi Fenerbahçe
1985 Mehmet Terzi Fenerbahçe
1986 Zeki Öztürk Şişecam Paşabahçe
1987 Zeki Öztürk Şişecam Paşabahçe
1988 Zeki Öztürk Şişecam Paşabahçe
1989 Nihat Yaylalı Şişecam Paşabahçe
1990 Zeki Öztürk Şişecam Paşabahçe
1991 Nihat Yaylalı Şişecam Paşabahçe
1992 Zeki Öztürk Sincan Belediyesi Lale Öztürk Yenimahalle
1993 Nihat Yaylalı Fenerbahçe Lale Öztürk Yenimahalle
1994 Nihat Yaylalı Fenerbahçe Serap Aktaş Güneş Sigorta
1995 Fatih Çintımar Erzurum TT Lale Öztürk Yenimahalle
1996 Zeki Öztürk İstanbul BB Serap Aktaş Fenerbahçe
1997 Metin Sazak Fenerbahçe Lale Öztürk Yenimahalle
1998 Metin Sazak Fenerbahçe Nuray Sürekli Fenerbahçe
1999 Abdülkadir Türk Fenerbahçe Ebru Kavaklıoğlu Fenerbahçe
2000 Abdülkadir Türk Gebze Belediyespor Nuray Sürekli Fenerbahçe
2001 Abdülkadir Türk Gebze Belediyespor Elvan Abeylegesse Enkaspor
2002 Sergey Ivanov  Russia Elvan Abeylegesse Enkaspor
2003 Sergey Ivanov  Russia Galina Yemelyanova  Russia
2004 Halil Akkaş Enkaspor Nuray Sürekli Fenerbahçe
2005 Halil Akkaş Enkaspor Binnaz Uslu Enkaspor
2006 Halil Akkaş Fenerbahçe Binnaz Uslu Enkaspor
2007 Abdülkadir Türk Fenerbahçe Emebet Bacha  Ethiopia
2008 Kemal Koyuncu Kocaeli Türkan Erişmiş Üsküdar
2009 Mehmet Çağlayan Kocaeli Sultan Haydar Enkaspor
2010 Murat Ertaş Kocaeli Binnaz Uslu Enkaspor
2011[5] Mert Girmalegesse Fenerbahçe Binnaz Uslu Enkaspor
2012[6] Ali Haydar Tekgöz Istanbul B.B.[7] Türkan Özata[8] Beşiktaş[9]
2013[10] Mehmet Çağlayan Aksaray Belediye SK Tsehynesh Tsenga  Azerbaijan
2014[11] Wendmageng Egiso  Ethiopia Sabahat Akpınar Bursa B.Ş.
2015 Mehmet Çağlayan  Turkey Türkan Erişmiş  Turkey
2016 Fetene Regasa  Ethiopia Elif Dağdelen  Turkey
2017 Bernard Sang  Kenya Elif Dağdelen  Turkey
2018 Ramazan Baştuğ  Turkey Sebahat Akpınar  Turkey
2019 Getaneh Gelaw  Ethiopia Semra Karaaslan  Turkey

Most wins
Men's
WinsNameYears
8Şükrü Saban1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970
Mehmet Yurdadön1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
6Zeki Öztürk1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996
5Muharrem Dalkılıç1956, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1968
4Mustafa Kaplan1938, 1940, 1943, 1946
Abdülkadir Türk1999, 2000, 2001, 2007
Nihat Yaylalı1989, 1991, 1993, 1994
3Halil Akkaş2004, 2005, 2006
Osman Coşgül1948, 1949, 1951
Ekrem Koçak1954, 1956, 1957
Mustafa Özcan1945, 1947, 1950
2Eşref Aydın1941, 1944
Sergey Ivanov2002, 2003
Metin Sazak1997, 1998
Hikmet Şen1972, 1973
Mehmet Terzi1984, 1985
Women's
WinsNameYears
4Lale Öztürk1992, 1993, 1995, 1997
Binnaz Uslu2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
3Nuray Sürekli1998, 2000, 2004
2Elvan Abeylegesse2001, 2002
Serap Aktaş1994, 1996
Türkan Erişmiş Özata2008, 2012
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References
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  2. Tafolar, Meric & Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-10-21). Grand Ataturk Run 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
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  8. Dolu, Erol (2013-01-02). "Türkan Özata 'Atatürk'ü Çok Seviyorum' Diyerek Koşuyor". Marmaris Güncel (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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  11. "Yüzlerce Kişi Atatürk İçin Koştu". Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu (in Turkish). 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
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