Gamze Bulut

Gamze Bulut
Personal information
Nationality  Turkey
Born August 3, 1992
Eskişehir, Turkey
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Middle-distance running
Club Fenerbahçe Athletics
Coached by Süleyman Altınoluk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 9:34.88 3000m sc (2012)
  • 15:45.03 5000m (2013)

Gamze Bulut (pronounced [ˈɡamze ˈbuɫut]; born August 3, 1992 in Eskişehir) is a Turkish female middle-distance runner.[1][2]

The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 48 kg (106 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, where she is coached by Süleyman Altınoluk.[3]

Career

At the 2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland, she became bronze medalist in the 2000 m steeplechase event with a time 6:50.24. She won the gold medal of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2009 Balkan Junior Athletics Championships held in Greece.[2]

Bulut won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, when finishing second behind her compatriot Aslı Çakır Alptekin.

She took second place and the silver medal in 1500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, again finishing behind Alptekin. She had set a personal best time of 4:01:18 in the semi-finals of the competition.

In 2013, Bulut won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 9th European Athletics U23 Championships held in Tampere, setting a personal best time with 15:45.03.[4]

Personal best

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 3rd 2000m sc 6:50.24
Balkan Junior Athletics Championships Schimatari, Greece 1st 3000m sc 10:57.26
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 1500m 4:06.04
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd 1500m 4:10.40
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 5000m 15:45.03 PB

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tuğçe ve Gamze Olimpiyat A Barajını aştı" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Atletizm’de Çevik ve Bulut’la sevindik". İstikbal (in Turkish). 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  3. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Gamze Bulut" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Turkey’s Gamze Bulut grabs 5,000-meter gold medal at U23 Euros in Finland". Today's Zaman. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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