Hassan Kurt
Hassan Kurt (also Hasan Kurt ; born January 1, 1970 in Gunde Çika , Bozova , Turkey ) is a backward runner of Kurdish origin . On October 10, 1988, he emigrated from the Kurdish settlement areas of Turkey to Eschborn in Germany .
biography
Hassan Kurt started running in 2002 and ran his first marathon on April 25, 2009 in Weiltal .
Hassan Kurt set his first personal record with five marathons within 29 days in 2011. He ran these marathons all under four hours.
- October 2, 2011: Cologne Marathon
- October 9, 2011: Munich Marathon
- October 16, 2011: TUI Palma de Mallorca Marathon
- October 23, 2011: Dresden Marathon
- October 30, 2011: Frankfurt Marathon
Hassan Kurt completed his first Ironman on July 8, 2012 in Frankfurt (Ironman Germany) .
On October 27, 2013, he ran his first marathon in Frankfurt completely backwards 42.195 km. He competed in the second backward marathon on October 30, 2016 at the Frankfurt Marathon.
Hassan Kurt set the first official world record on 11/12. June 2016 on the Westerbach plant in Eschborn , Niederhöchstadt . He ran 100 kilometers backwards in a time of 21 hours and 34 minutes without even looking over his shoulder. He ran 100 kilometers forward for the first time during the run in the Taubertal .
At the 6th IRR World Championship in 2016, Hassan Kurt came second in the M1 half marathon running backwards.
In October 2017, Hassan Kurt again took part in five marathons within 29 days, but ran them backwards.
Kurt is the founder of the "Reverse Runners Hessen Eschborn eV" association founded in April 2017
On 23/24 In June 2018, he beat his previous best time in reverse running over 100 kilometers and ran the distance in 16 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds.
When he took part in the World Retrorunning Championship in Bologna on July 15, 2018, he took first place in the marathon category (backwards) and became world champion with a time of 5:45:56.
Web links
- Hassan Kurt in race-checker.com ( Memento from November 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (also Hasan Kurt ( Memento from November 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ))
Individual evidence
- ↑ Result list of the M35 Weiltal Marathon. 2009, accessed November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Alexander Wolf: Nobody takes me this month. (No longer available online.) In: Höchst Kreisblatt. November 2, 2011, archived from the original on November 13, 2016 ; accessed on November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Official world record entry
- ↑ Alexander Wolf: Kurt's world record is recognized, now it's time for the marathon. In: Highest circular sheet. October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
- ^ Backwards running, 100 km - Current world record. In: The Book of alternative records. October 9, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Results 6th IRR Retrorunning World Championship 2016 In: retrorunning2016.com, accessed on November 29, 2016 (PDF)
- ↑ Alexander Wolf: Backward runner: The marathon man. In: Highest circular sheet. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Stephanie Kreuzer: "Reverse Runners": Backwards makes you happy. In: Highest circular sheet. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017 .
- ↑ World records in backward running In: recordholders.org , accessed on January 2, 2019.
- ↑ World Retrorunning Championship, gli azzurri protagonisti In: sportpress.it , accessed on July 22, 2019. (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kurt, Hassan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kurt, Hasan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gunde Çika , Bozova , Turkey |