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Yasemin Can
Can at the 2017 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Birth nameVivian Jemutai
Nationality Kenya
 Turkey
Born (1996-12-11) December 11, 1996 (age 27)
Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance
ClubEnkaspor
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m: 14:36.82 (2017)
10,000 m: 30:26.41 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 5000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Chia Senior Ind.
Gold medal – first place 2017 Šamorín Senior Ind.
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tilburg Senior
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon Senior
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Chia Senior Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Šamorín Senior Team
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Belgrade 3000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 5000 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 5000 m

Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on December 11, 1996) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey, and is a European champion. She competes in 5,000 m and 10,000 m events.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Can is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul.[8]

She has never competed for Kenya in professional races. On March 13, 2016, she officially became eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions.[4]

Career

Can earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m event in the 2016 Summer Olympics running 15:08.46 in the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul.[6] She secured another quota spot for 10000 m event running 31:30.58 at the Turkish Championships in Mersin. She set a new European under-23 record with her time.[9]

She took part at the Golden Gala leg of 2016 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy, and placing sixth in the 5,000 m in a time of 14:37.61.[10]

Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her time of 31:12.86 improved her own European under-23 record by 18 seconds.[11] Can won her second gold medal in the 5,000 m at the same championship.[12]

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, she was a finalist in the fastest 10000m race in the history, placing seventh with a personal best time of 30:26.41.[13]

On 5 March 2017 Can won a silver medal in the 3000m at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade behind Laura Muir.

Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5,000 m at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[14]

On 15 August, 2022, Can won the gold medal and regained her 10,000m European champion title in the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships, finishing in a time of 30:32.57.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  2. ^ "Yasemin Can". All Athletics. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. ^ "Yasemin Can". IAAF. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  4. ^ a b "Eligibility – transfer of allegiance )Transfers that have taken place as at 29 March 2016)" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ^ "Yasemin Can". IAAF Diamond League. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. ^ a b "Ataköy'de ilk gün 4 rekor". Atletizm Dünyası (in Turkish). 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ^ "Yasemin Can". European Athletics. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ^ "Yasemin Can" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  9. ^ "Milli Atletler Meryem Akda, Yasemin Can ve Polat Kemboi Arıkan'dan Büyük Başarı". Habercisiz (in Turkish). 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  10. ^ "Yasemin Can 5000 metrede Avrupa'nın lideri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  11. ^ "Yasemin Can wins Women's 10000m gold at 2016 European Athletics Championships". Daily Sabah. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  12. ^ "Yasemin Can'dan tarihi duble!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  13. ^ "Yasemin Can PB in Rio". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  14. ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  15. ^ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

Yasemin Can at World Athletics

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