Fatih Avan
Turkish javelin thrower
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Fatih Avan (born 1 January 1989) is a male Turkish javelin thrower. The 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall athlete at 90 kg (200 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics team, where he is coached by Metin Altıntaş.[1][2][3]
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| Nationality | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1989 Andırın, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Metin Altıntaş | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 85.60 m NR (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Avan participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m. At the 9th European Winter Throwing Cup held on 14 March 2009 in Los Realejos on Tenerife, Spain, he ranked third throwing the javelin 74.82 m.
Avan is broke the Turkish record with a mark of 77.15 m in June 2009 in Bursa.[4] He represented Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make it past the qualifying round.
In 2011 he improved his Turkish record to 81.16 m, clearing the eighty-metre mark for the first time, and the performance brought him the under-23 gold at the 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing.[5]
In 2011 he improved his Turkish record to 84.11 m, and won silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
He set a new national record with 85.60 m at the Turkish Super League held on 20 May 2012 in İzmir. The former record belonged also him with 84.79 m. Avan was qualified before to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
He won the silver medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2009 | 16th Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 1st | 79.78 m |
| 25th Summer Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | 73.31 m | |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 7th | 75.50 m | |
| 12th World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (q) | 78.12 m | |
| 2011 | 8th European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 84.11 m NR |
| 11th European Cup Winter Throwing U-23 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | 80.19 m | |
| 26th Summer Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 83.79 m | |
| 13th World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 5th | 83.34 m | |
| 2013 | 17th Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 83.84 m |
| 27th Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 81.24 m | |
| 14th World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (q) | 80.09 m | |
| 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 2nd | 78.15 m | |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2008 – 71.73
- 2009 – 79.78
- 2010 – 79.13
- 2011 – 84.79
- 2012 – 85.60
- 2013 – 84.58
- 2014 – 83.05
- 2015 – 81.45
