Abdil Ceylan

Abdil Ceylan (born April 30, 1983 in Çifteler , Eskişehir Province ) is a Turkish long-distance runner .

Life

In 2004 he finished third in the 15 km run of the Istanbul Marathon . In 2005 he was sixth in the Tarsus half marathon and came in 13th place in the half marathon of the Universiade in Izmir . The following year he repeated his sixth place in Tarsus and became national champion over 5000 m .

In 2007 he was third in the Trabzon half marathon and eleventh in the Düsseldorf marathon . At the Istanbul Marathon, he finished 20th overall and became the Turkish marathon champion.

In the marathon of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, he came in 71st.

Personal bests

• 5000 m: 14: 25.69 min, May 6, 2005, Konya
• 10,000 m : 29: 45.42 min, April 15, 2006, Antalya
• 15 km road run : 46:38 min, October 10, 2004, Istanbul
• Half marathon: 1:04:52 h, April 2, 2006, Tarsus
• Marathon: 2:16:13 h, October 28, 2007, Istanbul

Web links

• Athletics portal by Abdil Ceylan (Turkish)
• Abdil Ceylan in the database of World Athletics (English)