Emel Dereli (born 25 February 1996) is a Turkish female
track and field
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athlete competing in
shot put
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and occasionally in
discus throw
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Zonguldak
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Dereli took the gold medal in the under 23 category at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing held in Castellón, Spain.
She won the gold medal and set a championship record in the shot put 3 kg event at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in
Donetsk
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, Ukraine. She is the second ever shot putter in the world exceeding the 20 m mark in the cadets category.
At the
2013 European Athletics Junior Championships
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in
Rieti
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, Italy, she won the gold medal and set a new national record for with 18.04 m.
Dereli won the bronze in the shot put event at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
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Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competi ...
in
Amsterdam
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Maribor
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, Slovenia, and contributed to her team's record with 16 points.