Английская Википедия:Ahmet Arslan (athlete)

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Ahmet Arslan (born 1986 in Gazipaşa, Antalya) is a long-distance runner from Turkey competing in mountain running. He is a six time successive champion of European Mountain Running Championships.

Biography

He was born in 1986[1] to a farmer's family in Gazipaşa of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. Ahmet Arslan has seven siblings. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. After the high school, he attended Adnan Menderes University in Aydın and graduated 2009 with a degree in physical education and sports.[2]

Ahmet Arslan started with athletics in 2000 at the high school. He had to discontinue sports in 2004 for one year. After 2005, he begin intensive running training, especially after meeting his coach Metin Sazak, a former athlete. He switched to mountain running from cross-country running. That year, he took part in the national mountain running championships and became successful although he competed in the seniors category despite his young age. Admitted to the national team, he participated at his first international events like the European Mountain Championships and the World Mountain Running Trophy and gained international experience.[2]

From 2007 on, Ahmet Arslan won the European championships six times in a row.[3] In 2010, he won the gold medal also at the WMRA Grand Prix.[4][5] He was the silver medallist at the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships, coming second behind American Max King.[6] In the absence of the American, he won the continental title at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships held in Turkey. He won that year's WMRA Grand Prix series. He began 2012 with a win at the Montée du Grand Ballon race.[7] He has won the Red Bull 400 meter twice in a row.

Since mountain running sport is not recognized as an Olympic sports branch, he is complaining about not finding a sponsor for his active sports career.[2]

Achievements

Year Event Host Rank
Junior men's
2005 21st World Mountain Running Trophy Шаблон:NZL, Wellington 4th[8]
Senior men's
2007 6th European Championships Шаблон:FRA, Cauterets Шаблон:Gold medal
2008 7th European Championships Шаблон:GER, Zell am Harmersbach Шаблон:Gold medal
24th World Mountain Running Trophy Шаблон:SUI, Sierre Шаблон:Bronze medal[9]
2009 8th European Championships Шаблон:AUT, Telfes im Stubai Шаблон:Gold medal
2010 9th European Championships Шаблон:BUL, Sapareva Banya Шаблон:Gold medal[10]
WMRA Grand Prix Шаблон:SLO, Šmarna gora Шаблон:Gold medal[5]
26th WMRA World Championships Шаблон:SLO, Kamnik 7th[11]
2011 6th Antalya Marathon Шаблон:TUR, Antalya Шаблон:Gold medal
10th European Championships Шаблон:TUR, Bursa Шаблон:Gold medal[4]
27th World Championships Шаблон:ALB, Tirana Шаблон:Silver medal
2012 11th European Championships Шаблон:TUR, Denizli Шаблон:Gold medal[3]
2013 12th European Championships Шаблон:BUL, Borovets Шаблон:Bronze medal[12]
2014 13th European Championships Шаблон:FRA, Hautes-Alpes 8th[13]

Awards

References

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External links

Шаблон:Footer Mountain Running World Cup Champions Men Шаблон:Footer European Mountain Running Champions Men

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