Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and

long distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

. He represented his country at the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

as well as three consecutive World Championships. He is the husband of fellow runner, Lale Öztürk.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

– 3:35.68 (Bologna 1990) * 3000 metres – 7:47.52 (Udine 1990) * 5000 metres – 13:26.77 (Zürich 1990) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

– 28:19.77 (Rome 1995) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

– 1:03:04 (Istanbul 1987) * Marathon – 2:23:07 (Istanbul 2001) Indoor * 3000 metres – 7:50.41 (Genoa 1992)

References

1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish male middle-distance runners Turkish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Universiade silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub