Esma Aydemir
Turkish runner (born 1992)
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Esma Aydemir (born January 1, 1992, in Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey) is a Turkish middle distance and long-distance runner competing mostly in the 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and marathon events.
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1992 Karakeçili, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Mehmet Kiper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She began with running in Karakeçili town of Kırıkkale Province in 2005, discovered by Mehmet Kiper, national athlete and a physical education teacher in Antalya. With her parents permission, she followed him to Antalya, where she is trained by him. Currently, Esma Aydemir is a student at the Pamukkale University's Physical Education and Sports Technology Department. she is sponsored by the regional union of the Agriculture Credit Cooperative in Kütahya.[1]
She won the silver medal in the 3000 m and the gold medal in the 5000 m event at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.[2]
Esma Aydemir is the holder of the national record in 1-mile race with 4:31.28 set in 2012. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event with her teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Sema Apak at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[3]
Running marathon for the first time in her life, Aydemri took part at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon and secured a slot for the 2016 Summer Olympics ranking 8th in the women's category with her time of 2:35:21.[4][5] She won the gold medal at the 2016 European Cup 10,000m held in Mersin, Turkey.[6]
Achievements
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 21st (sf) | 800m | 2:08.79 |
| 20th | 3000m | 9:43.03 | |||
| 2011 | European Cross Country Championships | Velenje, Slovenia | 8th | 3.97 km | 13:41 J |
| European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:19.61 J PB[2] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 16:12.16 J PB[2] | |||
| 2012 | Turkish Teams Super and First League | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 1500 m | 4:09.06 PB[7] |
| 67th Cezmi Or Memorial | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | 5000 m | 15:59.21 PB[8] | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 10th | 5000m | 16:28.68 |
| 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 43:53.26 | |
| 2016 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 8th | marathon | 2:35:21[5] |
| European Cup 10,000m | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 10,000m | 33:33.38[6] | |
| 2017 | European Cup 10,000m | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | 10,000m | 32:41.03 PB |
| European Team Championships | Lille, France | 3rd | 5000m | 15:50.23 PB | |
