Bahar Yıldırım
Turkish long-distance runner (born 1998)
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Bahar Atalay Yıldırım (born Bahar Atalay; 1 October 1998) is a Turkish long-distance running athlete, who competes over the distances 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m as well as in cross country and half-marathon.
1 October 1998
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| Full name | Bahar Atalay Yıldırım | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bahar Atalay 1 October 1998 Kars, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, cross country and half-marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Sport career
2017
She won the silver medal in the juniors category running the 6.5 km in 33:02 at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy.[1]
2019
She competed in the U23 category at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, and placed 19th with 22:12 in 8 km.[5]
2023
At the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, Belgium, her time of 36:56 for seniors in 8 km placed herin the 31st place.[6] She ranked 22nd with 34:30.32 at the 2023 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[7]
2024
She won the silver medal in the 3000 m event with 9:21.37 at the 2024 Balkan Athletics Championships in İzmir, Turkey.[8] The race at the 2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres in Rome, Italy, she did not finish.[9] Yıldırım took part in the 7.5 km Senior Women event at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, and placed 15th with 26:36.53.[10]
2025
She competed as part of the Turkish women's team with Nursema Çeto and Sümeyye Erol in the half-marathon event at the 2025 European Running Championships in Leuven, Brussels, Belgium. She had a time of 1:12.51 and her team placed fourth.[11] In May 2025, she became Turkish champion, and was selected to the national team. She took part at the 2025 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, and placed seventh running her personal best time of 32:15.78.[3] She won the silver medal in the 3000 m event with 9:00.84 at the 2025 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[12] She competed in the 5000 m event at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia, and placed fifth with her time of 15:56.04. She contributed to her team's record with twelve points.[13]