Selahattin Çobanoğlu (born 20 August 1985 in
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
) is a Turkish
sprint
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er and
middle distance runner. He usually competed at the 800 metres events.
Çobanoglu represented his country at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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, Greece. He was eliminated in the first round at the 800 metres competition. He won a silver medal at the
2005 Summer Universiade
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August.
Emblem
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held in their country.
Çobanoğlu holds the Turkish record at the 600 metres with 1:17.23.
His brother Utku Çobanoglu is a sprint and middle-distance runner like himself.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Turkish male sprinters
Turkish male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Turkey
Turkish male athletes
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for Turkey
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
21st-century Turkish people
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