Yeliz Ay (born November 9, 1977 in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, Turkey) is a Turkish female

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. She studied at

Süleyman Demirel University Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) ( tr, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi) is a public university located in Isparta, Turkey. Established in 1992, the university, with around 70.000 students, is the second largest academic institution in Turkey ...

. She was the winner of the 5th

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EAA Race Walking Grand Prix in 2004, clocking 1:43.15. Ay was named the competition's best technical walker as well. She is the holder of the national records in 5000m walk (track), 10000m walk (track), 20000m walk (track), 10 km walk (road) and 20 km walk (road).

Personal bests

According to IAAF database, her personal bests are: *10000m walk: 46:52.1 -

(TUR), 06.02.2005 *10 km walk: 46:12 -

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(IRE), 27.06.2004 *20 km walk: 1:34:57 -

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(BLR), 08.07.2004

References

1977 births Sportspeople from Ankara Living people Turkish female racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Turkey Süleyman Demirel University alumni {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub