Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in

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) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and

long distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running come two di ...

. He represented his country at the

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and

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as well as three consecutive World Championships. He is the husband of fellow Olympian Turkish runner, Lale Öztürk.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

– 3:35.68 (Bologna 1990) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

– 7:47.52 (Udine 1990) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 13:26.77 (Zürich 1990) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

– 28:19.77 (Rome 1995) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 1:03:04 (Istanbul 1987) *

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 ...

– 2:23:07 (Istanbul 2001) Indoor *

– 7:50.41 (Genoa 1992)

References

1965 births Living people Athletes from Istanbul Turkish male middle-distance runners Turkish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub