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Yeliz Ay

Yeliz Ay

Turkish racewalker

Yeliz Ay (born 9 November 1977 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish female racewalker.[1] She studied at Süleyman Demirel University.[2]

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She was the winner of the 5th Royal Leamington Spa EAA Race Walking Grand Prix in 2004, clocking 1:43.15. Ay was named the competition's best technical walker as well.[3][4]

She is the holder of the national records in 5000m walk (track), 10000m walk (track), 20000m walk (track), 10 km walk (road) and 20 km walk (road).

Personal bests

According to IAAF database, her personal bests are:[1]

  • 10000m walk: 46:52.1 - Ankara (TUR), 06.02.2005
  • 10 km walk: 46:12 - Dublin (IRE), 27.06.2004
  • 20 km walk: 1:34:57 - Minsk (BLR), 08.07.2004

References

  1. [1]
    "Ay, Yeliz". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  2. [2]
    "Atletizm Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  3. [3]
    "Milli atlet Yeliz Ay'ın başarısı". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). 2004-03-23. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  4. [4]
    "Sports Turkish Digest". Hürriyet Daily News. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-07.


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