Yeliz Ay

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Yeliz Ay
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 46)
Ankara, Turkey
Sport
SportRace walker
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 10000m walk: 46:52.1
  • 10km walk: 46:12
  • 20km walk: 1:34:57

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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