Lale Öztürk, (born December 1, 1971) Turkish athlete of long distance and

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runner. She won the bronze medal in women's marathon at the

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

held in

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, Italy. She finished in third place in both the International Trabzon and Eurasia Marathons. Lale Öztürk represented

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

in the marathon at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

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, Greece. Öztürk is married and mother of a daughter. Her husband

Zeki Öztürk Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships. ...

competed at the middle and long distance running and also was a medalist at the Mediterranean Games.

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* 1971 births Living people Turkish female long-distance runners Turkish female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub