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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Elvan ABEYLEGESSE

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Turkey Turkey
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    11 SEP 1982     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14303189
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 237 for 2 weeks
Women's Overall Ranking 1242 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:58.28 Moskva (RUS) 30 MAY 2004 1219
2000 Metres 5:33.83 Istanbul (TUR) 07 JUN 2003 NR 1171
3000 Metres 8:31.94 Bruxelles (BEL) 30 AUG 2002 NR 1202
5000 Metres 14:24.68 Bergen (NOR) 11 JUN 2004 NR 1233
10,000 Metres 30:21.67 Antalya (TUR) 15 APR 2006 NR 1228
10 Kilometres 30:57 Istanbul (TUR) 14 MAY 2006 NR 1216
15 Kilometres 53:08 Istanbul (TUR) 17 OCT 1999 1011
15 Kilometres 49:29 * Istanbul (TUR) 11 NOV 2012 1127
20 Kilometres 1:05:42 Paris (FRA) 14 OCT 2012 1161
Half Marathon 1:07:07 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2010 1217
Marathon 2:29:30 Istanbul (TUR) 17 NOV 2013 1138

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 9:08.82 Pireaus, Athina (GRE) 18 FEB 2001 1098

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2010 4:15.23 Bursa (TUR) 05 JUN 2010
2007 4:18.42 Izmir (TUR) 21 MAY 2007
2006 4:11.61 Izmir (TUR) 08 JUL 2006
2004 3:58.28 Moskva (RUS) 30 MAY 2004
2003 4:07.25 Beograd (SRB) 25 MAY 2003
2002 4:11.00 Izmir (TUR) 12 MAY 2002
2001 4:11.31 Istanbul (TUR) 28 JUL 2001
2000 4:20.82 Mannheim (GER) 12 AUG 2000

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2003 5:33.83 Istanbul (TUR) 07 JUN 2003

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013 9:13.78 Vila Real de Santo António (POR) 25 MAY 2013
2007 9:09.45 Albufeira (POR) 26 MAY 2007
2006 8:54.03 Valencia (ESP) 27 MAY 2006
2005 8:54.00 Lagos (POR) 28 MAY 2005
2004 8:35.83 Doha (QAT) 14 MAY 2004
2003 8:42.29 Izmir (TUR) 11 MAY 2003
2002 8:31.94 Bruxelles (BEL) 30 AUG 2002
2001 8:53.42 Grosseto (ITA) 21 JUL 2001
2000 9:08.7h Izmir (TUR) 21 MAY 2000
1999 9:08.29 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 17 JUL 1999

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013 15:55.05 Vila Real de Santo António (POR) 26 MAY 2013
2012 16:21.96 Izmir (TUR) 20 MAY 2012
2010 14:31.52 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 16 JUL 2010
2007 15:58.84 Albufeira (POR) 27 MAY 2007
2006 14:59.29 Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) 12 AUG 2006
2005 15:08.59 Lagos (POR) 29 MAY 2005
2004 14:24.68 Bergen (NOR) 11 JUN 2004
2003 14:53.56 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 30 AUG 2003
2002 15:00.49 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 02 JUN 2002
2001 15:21.12 Grosseto (ITA) 20 JUL 2001
2000 16:33.77 E.Nacional, Santiago de Chile (CHI) 17 OCT 2000
1999 16:06.40 Riga (LAT) 06 AUG 1999

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013 32:59.30 Mersin (TUR) 26 JUN 2013
2010 31:10.23 Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) 28 JUL 2010
2007 31:25.15 Ferrara (ITA) 07 APR 2007
2006 30:21.67 Antalya (TUR) 15 APR 2006
2001 32:29.20 Tunis (TUN) 12 SEP 2001

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 31:58 San Juan (PUR) 28 FEB 2010
2006 30:57 Istanbul (TUR) 14 MAY 2006

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
1999 53:08 Istanbul (TUR) 17 OCT 1999

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2012 1:05:42 Paris (FRA) 14 OCT 2012

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 1:12:27 Bucureşti (ROU) 13 MAY 2018
2014 1:15:58 København (DEN) 29 MAR 2014
2013 1:10:32 Nice (FRA) 21 APR 2013
2010 1:07:07 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 19 FEB 2010

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 2:32:23 Istanbul (TUR) 11 NOV 2018
2014 2:29:46 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 16 AUG 2014
2013 2:29:30 Istanbul (TUR) 17 NOV 2013

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2000/01 9:08.82 Pireaus, Athina (GRE) 18 FEB 2001

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
8. 1500 Metres 4:00.67 Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) 28 AUG 2004

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 5000 Metres 14:53.56 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 30 AUG 2003

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
9. U20 Race 22:03 Belfast (GBR) 27 MAR 1999

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 5000 Metres 16:10.36 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 05 SEP 2010

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 3000 Metres 9:28.20 E.Nacional, Santiago de Chile (CHI) 22 OCT 2000
6. 5000 Metres 16:33.77 E.Nacional, Santiago de Chile (CHI) 17 OCT 2000

Honours - European Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 14:54.44 Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) 01 AUG 2010
1. 10,000 Metres 31:10.23 Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) 28 JUL 2010
3. 5000 Metres 14:59.29 Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) 12 AUG 2006
5. Marathon 2:29:46 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 16 AUG 2014
7. 5000 Metres 15:24.41 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 10 AUG 2002

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 14:59.19 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 18 SEP 2004
1. 5000 Metres 14:56.25 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 13 SEP 2003

Honours - European Cup 10,000m

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 31:25.15 Ferrara (ITA) 07 APR 2007
1. 10,000 Metres 30:21.67 Antalya (TUR) 15 APR 2006

Honours - European Team Championships 1st League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 15:09.31 Budapest (HUN) 20 JUN 2010
1. 3000 Metres 8:49.14 Istanbul (TUR) 19 JUN 2004

Honours - European U23 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 15:16.79 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 20 JUL 2003

Honours - European U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 8:53.42 Grosseto (ITA) 21 JUL 2001
1. 5000 Metres 15:21.12 Grosseto (ITA) 20 JUL 2001
2. 5000 Metres 16:06.40 Riga (LAT) 06 AUG 1999
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
27 SEP 2019 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Corniche, Doha QATQAT OW F DNF

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