Emre Zafer Barnes, (born Winston Barnes on 7 November 1988) is a

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-born

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sprinter.Barnes won the

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race at the 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala in Austria. Also at

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he was awarded third place while he was in 4th place due to photo finish mistakes. By July 2015, he switched allegiance to Turkey, and adopted the Turkish given name Emre Zafer. In his first season in Turkey, Barnes was the member of the team, which set a new Turkish record in

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. He competed in the 100 m event at the 2016 Ricardo Romo Invitational of

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, USA, and earned a quota spot for the

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with his performance.

Competition record

Following contains competitions with medal wins only:

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