Şeref Osmanoğlu
Turkish and former Ukrainian athlete (born 1989)
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Şerif Osmanoğlu (born Sheryf El-Sheryf; 2 January 1989) is a Turkish and former Ukrainian (until May 2013) athlete who competes in the triple jump and occasionally long jump.
Born2 January 1989
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
El-Sheryf during the 2011 World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Ukraine (until May 2013) Turkey (since May 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 17.72 m | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won gold medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships with a leap of 17.72m, bettering his personal best by 80 cm.[1] In 2012, he won the silver medal in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships.[2]
He has a Ukrainian mother while his father, a doctor, is from Sudan.[3][4][5] He changed his allegiance to Turkey in 2013, also changing his name to Şeref Osmanoğlu.[6] The Turkish federation paid $152,000 to the Ukrainian federation for the transfer.[7]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Ukraine | |||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 5th | Triple jump | 16.18 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | Triple jump | 16.09 m (-0.2 m/s) |
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 7th | Triple jump | 15.93 m |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 25th (q) | Long jump | 6.94 m (-0.4 m/s) |
| 9th | Triple jump | 15.43 m (-1.3 m/s) | |||
| 2011 | European Team Championships Super League | Stockholm, Sweden | 9th | Long jump | 7.68 m |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | Triple jump | 17.72 m (+1.3 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 12th | Triple jump | 16.38 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (q) | Triple jump | 16.25 m |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.28 m (w) | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 16.60 m | |
Representing  Turkey | |||||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | Triple jump | 16.55 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | Triple jump | NM | |
