Mert Atlı (born 23 July 1993 in
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
) is a Turkish
racewalker.
He is a member of Ayvalık Atletizm SK.
He earned a quota spot for
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
with his performance of placing 6th in the
20 km race walk
The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight ...
event at the
IAAF Race Walking Challenge in
Dudince, Slovakia.
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1993 births
Sportspeople from Balıkesir
Turkish male race walkers
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Turkey
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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