Lale Öztürk, (born December 1, 1971) Turkish athlete of long distance and

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 ...

runner. She won the bronze medal in women's marathon at the

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

held in

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

, Italy. And also become third in the International Trabzon and Eurasia Marathon. Lale Öztürk represented

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

in the marathon at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, Greece. Öztürk is married and mother of a daughter. Her husband

Zeki Öztürk Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships. ...

competed at the middle and long distance running.

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* 1971 births Living people Turkish female long-distance runners Turkish female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub