Yeliz Kurt

Yeliz Kurt (born January 15, 1984) is a Turkish female middle distance runner competing mostly in the 800 m and 1500 m as well as 4 × 400 m relay events.[1]

Yeliz Kurt
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1984-01-15) 15 January 1984
Trabzon, Turkey
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubEnkaspor
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 2:00.91 (2008)
  • 1000 m: 2:39.92 (2009)
  • 1500 m: 4:09.08 (2008)
  • 1 mile: 4:33.82 (2008)
  • 800 m ind: 2:02.47 (2011)
  • 1500 m in: 4:18.7 (2008)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Team Championships
First League
2011 Izmir 800 m
2009 Bergen 800 m
2009 Bergen 1500 m

Kurt was born in Trabzon, Turkey. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 50 kg (110 lb) was a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul.[2][3][4]

She won two silver medals, one in 800 m and the other in 1500 m, at the 2009 European Team Championships-First League held in Bergen, Norway. In 2011, she became gold medalist of the 800 m event at the European Team Championships-First League in Izmir, Turkey.

Yeliz Kurt is the national record holder of 1000 m event with 2:39.92 set in 2009, and shares the record in indoor 4 × 400 m relay event with 3:37.37 set at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Turin, Italy. With her time of 2:02.47, she improved her own national record in indoor 800 m at the ELAN Meeting Bratislava on January 30, 2011.[5] However, that record was broken on March 9, 2012 by Merve Aydın.

Doping

Kurt tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in June 2013 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sports. The ban expired on 25 June 2015.[6][7]

Achievements

4x400 m relay
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 5th 3:37.37 NR

800 m
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 5th 2:01.90
2009 European Team Championships First League Bergen, Norway 2nd 2:01.54
2011 European Team Championships First League Izmir, Turkey 1st 2:01.95
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 11th SF 2:03.32[8]

1500 m
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Turkey
2009 European Team Championships First League Bergen, Norway 2nd 4:14.00
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References
  1. "Kurt Yeliz". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  2. "Athletes-Yeliz Kurt-Bio". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  3. "Pistte Yeliz Kurt krizi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. "Yeliz Kurt" (in Turkish). Bursa Atletizm. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  5. "Records from ENKA athletes - 31.01.2011". Enka Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  6. Sanctioned athletes list – 26 June 2014
  7. BBC Sport: Esref Apak among 31 Turkish athletes banned for two years, 5 August 2013
  8. "Yeliz Kurt veda etti". Futbolingo (in Turkish). 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2012-06-10.


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