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Merve Aydın
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	17 March 1990 (age 34); Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres
Club	Galatasaray
Coached by	Gülnara Mamadova
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m 53.48 (2009); 800 m 2.00.33 (2008); 1500 m 4.29.45 (2007);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Turkey
World Youth Championships
European U23 Championships
Universiade
European Team Championships

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Merve Aydın (born 17 March 1990) is a Turkish middle distance runner. She is a member of Fenerbahce athletics team. The 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall athlete at 58 kg (128 lb) is coached by Gülnara Mamadova.^[1]

She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. Merve Aydın repeated her silver medal wins in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China.

Merve Aydın qualified for participation in the 800 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was injured during the second lap of her qualifying Olympic run on 8 Aug 2012. Despite the injury she refused to withdraw and limped to the finish line coming in last in her heat to a standing ovation with a time of 3:24:35.^[2]^[3]

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	36th (h)	800m	2:17.16
2008	World Junior Championships in Athletics	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	800 m	2:00.92 NJ
2011	European Team Championships-First League	Izmir, Turkey	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.40 NR
	European Athletics U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	800 m	2:00.46 SB
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	8th	800 m	2:11.91
	Summer Universiade	Shenzhen, China	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.14
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	6th (h)	800 m	2:01.19 iNR

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Sporcular/Atletizm-Merve Aydın" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "BBC Sport - Olympics athletics: Merve Aydin limps over 800m finish line". BBC Sport.
^ "Merve Aydın ağlayarak bitirdi" (in Turkish). cnnturk.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

External links[edit]

Merve Aydın at World Athletics

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[gsb-1] "Sporcular/Atletizm-Merve Aydın" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

[2] "BBC Sport - Olympics athletics: Merve Aydin limps over 800m finish line". BBC Sport.

[3] "Merve Aydın ağlayarak bitirdi" (in Turkish). cnnturk.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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 She won a silver medal in the [[2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2008 Bydgoszcz]] at the [[2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics]] and at the [[2011 European Athletics U23 Championships]]. Merve Aydın repeated her silver medal wins in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the [[2011 Summer Universiade]] held in [[Shenzhen]], [[China]].
-Merve Aydın qualified for participation in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]] event at the [[Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="gsb"/> She was injured during the second lap of her qualifying Olympic run on 8 Aug 2012. Despite the injury she refused to withdraw and limped to the finish line coming in last in her heat to a standing ovation with a time of 3:24:35.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Sport - Olympics athletics: Merve Aydin limps over 800m finish line|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19179521}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Merve Aydın ağlayarak bitirdi|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/olimpiyatlar/08/08/merve.aydin.aglayarak.bitirdi/672121.0/index.html|publisher=cnnturk.com|accessdate=8 August 2012|language=Turkish}}</ref>
+Merve Aydın qualified for participation in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]] event at the [[Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="gsb"/> She was injured during the second lap of her qualifying Olympic run on 8 Aug 2012. Despite the injury she refused to withdraw and limped to the finish line coming in last in her heat to a standing ovation with a time of 3:24:35.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Sport - Olympics athletics: Merve Aydin limps over 800m finish line|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19179521}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Merve Aydın ağlayarak bitirdi|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/olimpiyatlar/08/08/merve.aydin.aglayarak.bitirdi/672121.0/index.html|publisher=cnnturk.com|accessdate=8 August 2012|language=Turkish}}</ref>
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