Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's

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section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish

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, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Athletics' homeground are the Dereağzı Facilities in

Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian si ...

, belonging to the club. Fenerbahçe has been active in

since 1913 and is the Turkish club that has won the most official championships in Turkey and the most championships in European Cups (21 times); the majority of the significant international successes of the Turkish national team, especially the medals won in the Olympics, have been won by yellow-navy athletes. Men's team; has been in the top two in the 37 seasons of the

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organized since 1987 and has led the way with 23 championships. In addition; He became champion 11 times in the

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held between 1951-1987, 24 times in the Istanbul Championship held until 1988, 17 times in the Rose Cup, 15 times in the Turkish Cross Country Championship, 5 times in the Turkish Cross Country League and 24 times in the Istanbul Cross Country Championship. Having participated in the European Champion Clubs' Cup since 1985, men's team has won 3 championships (1993, 2006 and 2009) and 4 second places at the A team level, 4 championships (2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019) and 4 second places in the youth category, 4 championships (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2023), 5 second places and 2 third places in the youth cross-country.

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appeared on the track for the first time in 1947 (

Mübeccel Argun Mübeccel Argun Tek (190926 April 1982) was a Turkish sportswoman, teacher of physical education and radio presenter, who worked for the BBC Turkish in London, United Kingdom. Early years Mübeccel was born to Ottoman Army officer Hüsamettin ...

, who became the champion of the first women's races in 1926, was also a Fenerbahçe athlete). After a 23-year inactivity after 1971, it was re-established in 1994 and since 1995, it has been in the top two in all of the last 29 seasons of the

and has become the champion 10 times. It has also become the champion 4 times in the Turkish Cross Country League, 1 time in the TAF League, 1 time in the Atmalar League, 1 time in the Turkish Cross Country Championship, 12 times in the Istanbul Championship and 13 times in the Istanbul Cross Country Championship. Since 1996,

women's team A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses ...

, which has been competing in the European Champion Clubs Cup, has won 3 second and 1 third place at the A team level, 8 championships (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) and 2 second places in the youth category, 4 championships (2015, 2018, 2019 and 2024), 3 second places and 1 third place in the youth cross-country. All three medals Turkey has won in the Olympics in athletics were won by Fenerbahçe athletes Ruhi Sarıalp (1948-bronze),

Eşref Apak Eşref Apak (born 3 January 1982 in Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he was coached by Artun Talay. The tall athlete at was a student of ...

(2004-silver) and

Yasmani Copello Escobar Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 15 April 1987) is a Cuban-born track and field hurdler who represents Turkey internationally. His personal best for the 400 metres hurdles is 47.81 seconds, set in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championsh ...

(2016-bronze),

Nevin Cevap Nevin may refer to: Surname * Nevin (surname) Given name Popular Turkish feminine name (from "nevîn" in Persian, meaning "newness"). *Nevin Çokay (1930–2012), Turkish painter *Nevin Yanıt (born 1986), Turkish sprinter *Nevin Halıcı (b. 1941 ...

(2010 and 2012) and

Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev (; born 29 May 1990) is an Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprinter. He competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. At the 2017 World Championships, Guliyev became the World Champion in the 200 metres, winning Turkey's first ev ...

(2018) became European champions, Ruhi Sarıalp (1950) and

Halil Akkaş Halil Akkaş (born 1 July 1983) is a Turkish middle-distance runner who won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games. He finished fourth in the 5000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. At the 2007 ...

(2011) became European third. While

became World champion in 2017 and Karin Melis Mey came third in the World in 2009,

Ekrem Koçak Ekrem Koçak (18 May 1931 – 12 June 1993) was a Turkish middle distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlan ...

Osman Coşgül Osman Coşgül (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2001) was a Turkish long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 195 ...

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and

Muharrem Dalkılıç Muharrem Dalkılıç (born 10 February 1938) is a Turkish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and common ...

won the Inter-Army World championships.

Honours (Men)

European competitions

* European Champion Clubs Cup : ''Runners-up (1):'' 2019

Domestic competitions

* Turkish Men's Athletics League : Winners (20) (record): 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 : ''Runners-up (10):'' 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Turkish Men's Athletics Championship : Winners (11): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1987 * Turkish Cross Country Championship : Winners (15): 1954, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 * Turkish Cross League : Winners (3): 1989, 1994, 1995 * Turkish Throws League : Winners (1): 2007 * Istanbul Athletics Championship : Winners (24) (record): 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 * Istanbul Cross Championship : Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 * Rose Cup : Winners (17): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960

Honours (Women)

European competitions

* European Champion Clubs Cup : ''Runners-up (1):'' 2015 : ''Third place (1):'' 2016

Domestic competitions

* Turkish Women's Athletics League : Winners (8): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015 : ''Runners-up (14):'' 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 * Turkish Women's Athletics Championship : Winners (9): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 * Turkish Cross League : Winners (2): 1999, 2001 * Turkish Cross Country Championship : Winners (1): 1965 * Turkish Throws League : Winners (1): 2007 * Istanbul Athletics Championship : Winners (14): 1926, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 * Istanbul Cross Championship : Winners (4): 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965

Current squad

Technical staff

Current squads

Men's squad

Women's squad

Notable athletes

* Ruhi Sarıalp - first ever track and field athlete from Turkey to win a medal at the

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- hammer throw,

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gold medalist *

Anzhela Atroshchenko Anzhela Atroshchenko-Kinet (born , on ) is a former Turkish athlete of Belarusian descent. She competed in the pentathlon and heptathlon category. Biography Atroshchenko started her career in athletics with pentathlon at the age of 14 years. ...

- heptathlon,

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gold medalist *

Fatih Avan Fatih Avan (born 1 January 1989) is a male Turkish javelin thrower. The tall athlete at is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics team, where he is coached by Metin Altıntaş. Career Avan participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara ...

- javelin throw, 2x

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gold medalist *

Youssef Baba Youssef Baba (; born 7 August 1979) is a retired middle-distance runner from Morocco. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 12th place in 2000. References External links * * * 197 ...

- 1500 m, African Champion *

Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter. He once held the world record for the 100 metres. He recorded a time of 9.84 seconds to become Olympic champion in 1996. He was the first Canadian to legally br ...

- former world record holder in 100 m, 2x

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in 100 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x

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in 100 m and 4x100 m relay * Jade Bailey * Selim Bayrak *

Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers (born 21 April 1981) is a South African 400 m hurdler. Born in Vanderbijlpark, Cilliers now lives in Sydney (Australia). He is 1.84 m tall and weighs 74 kg. His athletics career started in 1996 at school, where he also playe ...

- 4x400 m relay, 2008 African Championships gold medalist *

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gold medalist in 100 m, 3x

in 100 m and 200 m, 2x World Indoor Champion in 60 m and 2x

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gold medalist in 4x100 m relay *

- 200 m,

* Nora Ivanova-Güner -

gold medalist in 100 m and 200 m *

Nimet Karakuş Nimet Karakuş, (born January 23, 1993, in Korkuteli, Antalya Province, Turkey) is a Turkish sprint (running), sprinter competing in the 100 metres, 100 m and 200 metres, 200 m events. The tall athlete at is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics, w ...

- 100 m, World Junior Championships silver medalist *

Ebru Kavaklıoğlu Ebru Kavaklıoğlu (born Yelena Kopytova on 14 March 1970 in the Russian SFSR) is a retired long-distance runner who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. She initially represented Russia, but became a Turkish citizen by marriage in 1999, chang ...

- 5000 m,

gold medalist *

Kemal Koyuncu Kemal Koyuncu (born January 25, 1985) is a Turkish middle and long-distance runner. He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Istanbul. Achievements * 5,000 m – 6th European Athletics U23 Championships on July 12–15, 2007 in Debrece ...

- 1500 m,

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011. 577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships. Twenty-six track and field events we ...

silver medalist *

Yuliya Krevsun Yuliya Krevsun (nee Gurtovenko; born on 8 December 1980) is a Ukrainian middle-distance running athlete who specialises in the 800 metres. She is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Turkey. She won the silver medal at the 1999 European ...

- 800 m,

2009 European Team Championships The first European Athletics Team Championships took place on 20 and 21 June 2009. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup (athletics), European Cup competition which was held a ...

gold medalist * Karin Melis Mey - long jump, 2009 World Championships bronze medalist *

Ercüment Olgundeniz Ercüment Olgundeniz (born July 7, 1976) is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in the discus and occasionally shot put. The tall athlete at is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Teodoru Agachi. He took part at the 2004 Summ ...

- discus throw,

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gold medalist *

Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprint (running), sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978 and continued to do so for 24 years before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 20 ...

- 200 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x

and 3x World Indoor Champion * Tatyana Polnova - pole vaulter,

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gold medalist *

Ionela Târlea Ionela Târlea (during marriage ''Târlea-Manolache;'' born 9 February 1976) is a former track and field athlete, competing internationally for Romania. She won the silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the same games ...

- 400 m hurdles,

silver medalist, 2x

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gold medalist and

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gold medalist *

Mehmet Terzi Mehmet Terzi (born 5 May 1955) is a medal-winning former long-distance runner from Turkey, who specialized in running marathons. He served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation () (TAF) for nine years between 2004 and 2013. Terzi ...

- won the gold medal at the

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and

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for

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

and at the

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ru ...

Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in th ...

in 1985 and San Francisco, USA in 1987 after receiving the silver medal in 1978

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and 1983

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marathons and serves as the president of the

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since 2004 *

Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt (born 16 February 1986) is a Turkish former sprinter specializing in high hurdling. On 29 August 2013, Yanit was banned from athletic competition for two years following a failed doping test in February 2013. After IAAF appealed t ...

- 100 m hurdles,

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References

External links

Fenerbahçe Athletics website

Official Fenerbahçe website
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