Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on December 11, 1996) is a

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representing

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who specialises in the 5000 metres and

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. She is the reigning European 10,000 m champion. Can is a five-time European Championship medallist, including three gold medals and the 5000m/10,000m double in

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, and a four-time European Cross Country champion. She competed for Kenya before 13 March 2016, when she officially became eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions. Can 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 ...

club in

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Career

Can earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m event in the 2016 Summer Olympics running 15:08.46 in the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul. She secured another quota spot for 10,000 m event running 31:30.58 at the Turkish Championships in Mersin. She set a new European under-23 record with her time. She took part at the

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, Italy, and placing sixth in the 5,000 m in a time of 14:37.61. Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m at the

2016 European Athletics Championships The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon compet ...

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, Netherlands. Her time of 31:12.86 improved her own European under-23 record by 18 seconds. She won her second gold medal in the 5,000 m at the same championship. At the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, she was a finalist in the fastest 10,000m race in the history, placing seventh with a personal best time of 30:26.41. On 5 March 2017, Can won a silver medal in the 3000m at the

2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2017 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1969 edition then known as the European Indoor Game ...

in Belgrade behind

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. Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5,000 m at the

2017 European Athletics U23 Championships The 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 11th edition of the biennial athletics (sport), athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from 13 to 16 July. This was the ...

in Bydgoszcz, Poland. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the

2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships The 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, originally scheduled for 29 March 2020 in Gdynia, Poland, was postponed until 17 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On , the mass participation race was cancelled, while the elite ...

held in Gdynia, Poland. On 15 August 2022, Can won the gold medal and regained her 10,000m European championship title at the Munich 2022, finishing in a time of 30:32.57.

Achievements

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

:* 3000 metres indoor – 8:43.46 ( Belgrade 2017) * 5000 metres – 14:36.82 (

2017) ** 5000 metres indoor – 15:08.46 (

2016) *

– 30:26.41 (

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2016) ;Road * 5 km – 15:23 ( Herzogenaurach 2021) *

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– 32:01 (

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2020) *

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– 1:06:20 (

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Can, Yasemin Living people 1996 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners Turkish female long-distance runners Turkish mountain runners Naturalized citizens of Turkey Kenyan emigrants to Turkey Enkaspor athletes Olympic athletes of Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) European Cross Country Championships winners European Athletics Championships winners European champions for Turkey Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Turkey Turkish female cross country runners Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic female long-distance runners Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics