Sultan Haydar (; born May 23, 1985 in Golerogi, Ethiopia) is an
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n-born
Turkish
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long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
Within e ...
. The tall athlete at is a member of
Enkaspor
Enkaspor ( tr, Enka Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established in 1983 in Istanbul, Turkey by the Turkish construction conglomerate Enka Construction Co.
Enkaspor's main activities are in athletics, water polo, tennis and swimming with 3 ...
, where she is coached by Nikola Borić.
Born Chaltu Girma Meshesha in Ethiopia, she started off her career as a
middle distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
and was the
bronze medal
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ist in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
at the
2005 African Junior Athletics Championships
The 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics (sport), athletics tournament for African athletes aged junior athletics, 19 years or younger. It was held in the Tunisian cities of Tun ...
. Her final international appearance for Ethiopia came at the
2006 African Championships in Athletics
The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships ...
, where she showed a talent for
racewalking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...
as she came sixth in the women's 20 km walk.
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IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-20. She transferred her eligibility to Turkey in 2008.
Haydar's first competition for Turkey was the
2008 European Cross Country Championships
The 15th European Cross Country Championships were held at Brussels in Belgium on 14 December 2008. Serhiy Lebid took his eighth title in the men's competition and Hilda Kibet won the women's race.
Results
Men individual 10.0 km
Total 77 c ...
. She started the women's under-23 race quickly but yielded her early lead and dropped out at the halfway point. She was the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
ist at the
2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Complete results and medal winners were published.
Men's results
Women's results
Medal ta ...
, then won the under-23 race at the
2009 European Cross Country Championships
The 2009 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that was held on 13 December 2009 near Dublin city, Fingal in Ireland. Dublin was selected as the host city in 2007 and the event was the first tim ...
later that year.
[Under 23 Women's Final: Turkey's Haydar gets it right this time]
. European Athletics
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(2009-12-13). Retrieved on 2009-12-18. At the beginning of 2011 she made her debut over the
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
and recorded a time of 1:10:02 hours for seventh place at the high calibre
RAK Half Marathon
Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
History
The first event, in 2007, saw Samuel Wanjiru breaking the world record, but Wanjiru himself set a new world record only a month later in ...
. She ran in the 1500 m at the
2010 European Athletics Championships
The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...
, but failed to finish her heat. She turned to the
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
at the
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.
577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships. Twenty-six track and field events we ...
, where she set a personal best of 9:03.50 minutes to win her heat, but was slower in the final, coming in ninth place.
[ Outdoors, she competed for Turkey on home soil for the First League of the ]2011 European Team Championships
The third European Team Championships, took place on 18 and 19 June 2011. The Competition was divided between four divisions, with results determining promotion and relegation between them. The Super League event was held in Stockholm, at the Sto ...
and won the 3000 m in a long-distance event sweep with Alemitu Bekele Degfa
Alemitu Bekele (''Alemitu Bekele Degfa;'' born 17 September 1977) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres.
Bekele was born in Shoa, Ethiopia. In the 5000 metres she finished seventh at the 2008 Ol ...
and Binnaz Uslu
Binnaz Uslu (born March 12, 1985, in Ankara) is a retired Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was banned from sport for life in 2014, after her second doping violation.
The tall athlete at is a member of Enkaspor athletic ...
. Haydar also won the bronze in the 1500 m.
She was the leader for much of the 2011 Istanbul Marathon
The Istanbul Marathon ( tr, İstanbul Maratonu, also known as N Kolay Istanbul Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an international athletics event hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, in November, first held in 1979. It is the only marathon in the w ...
, but slowed after 35 km and eventually finished seventh. The 2012 Paris Marathon
The Paris Marathon (french: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the marathon with the second-most finishers in the world, behind the New York City Marathon.
The marathon begins along the Champs ...
saw her establish herself as a top level marathon runner. In spite of being well-beaten by winner Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene, Haydar improved her best by over ten minutes to set a Turkish national record mark of 2:25:07 hours in second place.
Sultan Haydar qualified for participation in the marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
event at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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but managed only 72nd place with a slow time of 2:38:26 hours. She ended the year with a third-place finish at the Istanbul Marathon
The Istanbul Marathon ( tr, İstanbul Maratonu, also known as N Kolay Istanbul Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an international athletics event hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, in November, first held in 1979. It is the only marathon in the w ...
. In her first marathon of 2013, she came third at the Rome City Marathon
The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy.
History
The competition has also doubled as the Italian Marathon championships on two occasions; in 1983 and 1986. The race date was shifted from the ...
with a time of 2:27:10 hours. On November 17, 2013, Sultan Haydar repeated her third-place success at the Istanbul Marathon finishing with 2.29.40 after her countrywoman Elvan Abeylegesse
Elvan Abeylegesse, (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (አልቫን አበይለገሠ, Amharic) and Elvan Can ( Turkish); born September 11, 1982) is an Ethiopian-born naturalized Turkish middle and long-distance running athlete who competes over d ...
.
Achievements
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1985 births
Living people
Ethiopian female marathon runners
Turkish female middle-distance runners
Turkish female long-distance runners
Ethiopian female middle-distance runners
Ethiopian female long-distance runners
Turkish people of Ethiopian descent
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Ethiopian emigrants to Turkey
Enkaspor athletes
Olympic athletes of Turkey
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Turkish female marathon runners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey
European champions for Turkey
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey