Semiha Mutlu (born March 5, 1987 in
Koyulhisar,
Sivas Province
Sivas Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey. It is largely located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolia region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey by territory. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kays ...
, Turkey) is a Turkish female
racewalker
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. Race judges carefully asse ...
.
The tall athlete at is coached by Zeynep Karabağlı.
She began racewalking at the age of 18, and is currently a member of the
İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Mutlu is the holder of the national record in 20000m walk (track) with 1:44.38. She is qualified to represent
Turkey
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in the
20km walk event at the⋅
2012 Olympics in
London
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.
In 2015 Mutlu was banned from sport for 30 months after abnormal deviations in her
biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time. Doping violations can be detected by n ...
profile was found.
Milli atletlere doping cezası trthaber.com 21. October 2015
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Personal bests
According to All Athletics Database, her personal bests are:
See also
* Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participation ...
References
1987 births
Living people
Turkish female racewalkers
People from Koyulhisar
Olympic athletes for Turkey
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK sportspeople
Doping cases in athletics
Turkish sportspeople in doping cases
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