Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş (born 2 January 1973 in

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) is a Turkish athlete specialising in the sprinting events. During her long career, she has represented Turkey at multiple international competitions, including the 1997 World Championships, six World Indoor Championships, three European outdoor and five indoor championships, although with little success. Her 50 metres personal best of 6.21 seconds is the still standing national record.

Competition record

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 11.49 (+1.8 m/s) (Kalamáta 2001) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 23.71 (Ankara 1999) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 7.27 (Moscow 2001) *

– 23.79 (Piraeus 2002)

References

1973 births Living people Turkish female sprinters Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria Bulgarian Turks in Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub