Turkey at the 2010 European Athletics Championships

Turkey was represented by 20 athletes, among them 12 women, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held between July 27 and August 1 in Barcelona, Spain.

Turkey ranked fifth in the countries' medal table. With three gold and one silver medals that have been won all by female athletes, it was Turkey's most successful European championship. Placing two athletes at the first and second positions at one event, Women's 5000 metres, crowned Turkey's participation.

Participants

Event Men Women
100 m İzzet Safer
200 m İzzet Safer Meliz Redif
400 m Meliz Redif
Pınar Saka
1500 m Aslı Çakır
Binnaz Uslu
Sultan Haydar
3000 m steeplechase Binnaz Uslu
5000 m Halil Akkaş
Kemal Koyuncu
Mert Girmalegese
Alemitu Bekele
Elvan Abeylegesse
Meryem Erdoğan
10000 m Kemal Koyuncu Elvan Abeylegesse
Meryem Erdoğan
100 m hurdles Nevin Yanıt
400 m hurdles Tuncay Ors Birsen Engin
Özge Gürler
High Jump Burcu Ayhan
4x100 m Hakan Karacaoğlu
İzzet Safer
Mustafa Delioğlu
Sezayi Özkaya
4x400 m Birsen Engin
Meliz Redif
Pinar Saka
Özge Gürler

Results

 2010 Barcelona  Gold Silver Bronze Total
  Turkey (TUR)  3 1 0 4

Men

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m İzzet Safer 10.68 7 - - - - Did not advance
200 m İzzet Safer 21.41 7 - - - - Did not advance
5000 m Halil Akkaş 14:07.42 10 - - - - Did not advance
Kemal Koyuncu 13:47.41 7 - - - - 14:17.32 13
Mert Girmalegese 13:36.32 5 - - - - 13:45.25 9
4x100 m Hakan Karacaoğlu İzzet Safer

Mustafa Delioğlu Sezai Özkaya

40.23 7 - - - - Did not advance
10000 m Kemal Koyuncu - - - - - - 30:28.83 22
400 m H Tuncay Örs 51.41 6 - - - - Did not advance

Women

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
200 m Meliz Redif 24.53 7 - - - - Did not advance
400 m Meliz Redif 54.19 7 - - - - Did not advance
Pınar Saka 54.33 7 - - - - Did not advance
1500 m Aslı Çakır 4:05.53 1 - - - - 4:02.17 5
Binnaz Uslu 4:12.04 10 - - - - Did not advance
Sultan Haydar Did not finish - - - - Did not advance
3000 m S Binnaz Uslu 10:15.28 9 - - - - Did not advance
5000 m Alemitu Bekele - - - - - - 14:52.20 CR 1
Elvan Abeylegesse - - - - - - 14:54.44 2
Meryem Erdoğan - - - - - - 15:14.92 PB 7
10000 m Elvan Abeylegesse - - - - - - 31:10.23 EL 1
Meryem Erdoğan - - - - - - 31:44.86 PB 5
100 m H Nevin Yanıt 12.89 1 - - 12.71 1 12.63 NR 1
400 m H Birsen Engin 58.19 6 - - - - Did not advance
Özge Gürler 58.98 8 - - - - Did not advance
4x400 m Birsen Engin Meliz Redif

Pınar Saka Özge Gürler

3:33.13 5 - - - - Did not advance
Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
High jump Burcu Ayhan 1.92 5 1.92 9

Medalists

Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
10000 m Elvan Abeylegesse 31:10.23 EL
100 m H Nevin Yanıt 12.63 NR
5000 m Alemitu Bekele 14:52.20 CR
5000 m Elvan Abeylegesse 14:54.44

References

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