Kelime Çetinkaya

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Kelime Çetinkaya Cross-country skiing
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nation TurkeyTurkey Turkey
birthday 15th June 1982 (age 38)
place of birth Kars , Turkey
Career
status active
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup March 12, 2004
last change: May 11, 2014

Kelime Çetinkaya (born June 15, 1982 in Kars ) is a Turkish cross-country skier .

Career

Çetinkaya has been participating in competitions of the Fédération Internationale de Ski since 2001 . At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , she finished 56th in the sprint. Her best result at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 in Val di Fiemme was 44th place in the 15 km mass start race. In March 2004 she ran her first World Cup race in Pragelato , which she finished in 46th place in the sprint. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf in 2005 , 66th place in the sprint was her best result. Since 2006 she has mainly participated in the Balkan Cup. She has won seven wins so far and won the overall ranking in 2007 , 2008 and 2009 . Her best placement at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Pragelato was 49th in the 30km mass start race. She reached 41st place in the 30 km mass start race at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2007 in Sapporo . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec in 2009 , she took 73rd place in the sprint and 69th place over 10 km classic. Her best result at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was 53rd place in the sprint. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , it was 56th place over 10 km classic.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 2002 Salt Lake City : 56th place sprint freestyle
  • 2006 Turin : 49th place 30 km freestyle mass start, 52nd place 10 km classic, 63rd place sprint freestyle
  • 2010 Vancouver : 53rd place sprint classic, 60th place 15 km skiathlon, 68th place 10 km freestyle
  • 2014 Sochi : 56th place 10 km classic, 61st place 15 km skiathlon, 67th place sprint freestyle

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 2003 Val di Fiemme : 44th place, 15 km classic mass start, 54th place sprint freestyle, 56th place 10 km classic, 66th place 2 × 5 km double pursuit
  • 2005 Oberstdorf : 66th place sprint classic, 67th place 10 km freestyle
  • 2007 Sapporo : 41st place 30 km classic mass start, 63rd place sprint classic
  • 2009 Liberec : 69th place 10 km classic, 73rd place sprint freestyle

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. January 26, 2008 RomaniaRomania Fundata 5 km classic Balkan Cup
2. February 17, 2008 GreeceGreece Pigadia 5 km freestyle Balkan Cup
3. January 10, 2009 SerbiaSerbia Sjenica 5 km freestyle Balkan Cup
4th January 11, 2009 SerbiaSerbia Sjenica 5 km freestyle Balkan Cup
5. January 17, 2009 BulgariaBulgaria Borovets 5 km classic Balkan Cup
6th March 4, 2009 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Mavrovo 10 km freestyle Balkan Cup
7th March 10, 2009 TurkeyTurkey Bursa 5 km classic Balkan Cup

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personal data
SURNAME Çetinkaya, kilime
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Kars