Aslı Çakır Alptekin
Aslı Çakır Alptekin during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Aslı Çakır | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 20 August 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Middle-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Üsküdar Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 20 August 1985 in Antalya) is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by her husband, runner Ihsan Alptekin.[1][2] She is 168 cm (5.51 ft) tall and 50 kg (110 lb).[3]
Athletics career
Çakır Alptekin won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzen, China.[4] She also won the bronze medal in the 1500 m event at the 2012 World Indoor Championships held in Istanbul.[5]
Çakır Alptekin shaved over 5.5 seconds off her personal best in 1500m with 3:56.62 at the Diamond League meet in Paris on 6 July 2012.[6] Six weeks later, she won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 1500 m event.[7]
Doping ban
Çakır Alptekin received a two-year ban from the track in September 2004 due to positive testing for illegal substances.[8] The positive test came at the 2004 World Junior Championships, where she was the fastest in the heats of the steeplechase and placed sixth in the final.[9]
On 22 March 2013, several news agencies reported that Çakır Alptekin was one of eight athletes who tested positive for banned substances. Çakır Alptekin would face a lifetime ban if the positive test is upheld. Neither the IAAF nor WADA officially commented on the doping allegation.[10][11] On 3 December, the Turkish Athletic Federation announced that they had cleared her of the charges.[12] The IAAF subsequently appealed the Turkish federation's decision to clear Çakır Alptekin to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and again suspended the athlete from competition. [13]
Personal life
Çakir returned to the tracks in 2006, motivated by her future husband İhsan Alptekin, who gave up his athletics career early to coach her.[14] The two married in 2011 in Aslı's hometown of Antalya.[15]
Çakır Alptekin is a student of physical education and sports at the Dumlupınar University in Kütahya.[16]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 44th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:05.76 |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 41st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:06.64 |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 1500 m | 4:02.17 |
2011 | Summer Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 1500 m | 4:05.56 |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:08.74 NR |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 4:05.31 | ||
Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 4:10.23 |
References
- ↑ "Klüplerarası Kros Ligi 1. Kademe (Bayanlar)" (in Turkish). Türk Atletizm. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Aslı Çakır 1500 metrede iddialı". Gazete 5 (in Turkish). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Team Europe: Dobriskey, Dehiba, Çakir to spearhead continental challenge in women's 1500m". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "Aslı Çakır Alptekin, Altın Madalya Kazandı". SonDakika.com (in Turkish). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Eaton’s World record tops tantalising second day - Istanbul 2012 – Day 2 wrap". iaaf.org. IAAF. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Incredible 5000m, world leads from Pearson and Rudisha, Greene close to UK record in Paris". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Olympics athletics: Asli Cakir wins women's 1500m for Turkey". BBC Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ Chadband, Ian (1 August 2010). "Incredible 5000m, world leads from Pearson and Rudisha, Greene close to UK record in Paris". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup • Biographical Summaries IAAF; Retrieved 7 July 2012
- ↑ Hart, Simon (3 May 2013). "Turkish Olympic champion Cakir Alptekin dopes positive". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Asli Cakir Alptekin Charged With Doping". The New York Times. 3 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/turkish-olympic-1500-meter-champ-cleared-of-doping-charges
- ↑ "Asli Cakir Alptekin again banned". Associated Press. 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Unutuldu, tekrar zirveye tırmandı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Aslı Çakır Alptekin antrenmanlardan fırsat bulup düğün yapamadı". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Kütahya'da Milli Atletlerden Rektör'e Ziyaret". SonDakika.com (in Turkish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
- Aslı Çakır Alptekin profile at IAAF
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