Mehmet Terzi

Mehmet Terzi (born May 5, 1955 in Eskişehir ) is a former Turkish long-distance runner who had his greatest successes in the marathon .

Life

In 1981 he won together with his compatriot Mehmet Yurdadön at the premiere of the 25 km from Berlin . In 1983 he finished second in the Frankfurt Marathon behind his compatriot Ahmet Altun . In the marathon of the Olympic Games in 1984 , he finished 16th. In 1985 he became Turkish champion as the winner of the Istanbul Marathon and set the current course record with 2:12:50. In sixth place in the 1987 London Marathon , he set the current Turkish marathon record with 2:10:25. In the same year he won the San Francisco Marathon . He also won the Mediterranean Games marathon in 1983, the Balkan Games marathon in 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1988 and was once a national champion in the 5000- (1980) and 10,000-meter run (1991).

Today Mehmet Terzi is President of the Turkish Athletics Association ( Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu ).

Awards

• 1984: Sedat Simavi Prize for Sport

Web links

• Mehmet Terzi in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Mehmet Terzi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mediterranean Games Marathon . www.arrs.run. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
2. ^ Balkan Games Marathon . www.arrs.run. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
3. ^ National Outdoor 5000m Championships for Turkey . www.arrs.run. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
4. ^ National Outdoor 10,000m Championships for Turkey . www.arrs.run. Retrieved February 3, 2010.