Sultan Haydar
Sultan Haydar (birth name Chaltu Girma Meshesha ; * May 23, 1985 ) is a Turkish middle and long distance runner of Ethiopian origin.
In 2005 she was third over 800 m at the Junior African Championships .
Starting for her new home, she won gold in the 1500m at the U23 European Championships in 2009 and the U23 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin .
At the European Athletics Championships 2010 in Barcelona, she did not reach the goal over 1500 m in the run-up.
In 2011 she was seventh in the RAK half marathon , ninth over 3000 m in the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris and seventh in the Istanbul marathon .
The 1.70 meter tall Haydar was in the squad for the Turkish team for the 2012 Summer Olympics . In London she covered the Olympic marathon distance in 2: 38.26 hours. This put them in 72nd place in the final ranking.
Haydar, a sports teacher student at Dumlupinar University in Kutahya , starts for the Istanbul Uskudar Municipality Sports Club . Your trainer is Ihsan Alptekin .
Personal bests
- 800 m: 2: 04.48 min, June 28, 2008, Istanbul
- 1500 m: 4: 10.9 min, June 29, 2010, Izmir
- 3000 m: 9: 04.55 min, June 24th 2011, Bursa
- Hall: 9: 03.50 min, March 5, 2011, Paris
- Half marathon : 1:10:02 h, February 18, 2011, Ras al-Khaimah
- Marathon : 2:35:06 h, October 16, 2011, Istanbul
Web links
- Sultan Haydar in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Profile on www.london2012.com , accessed August 14, 2012
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| SURNAME | Haydar, Sultan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meshesha, Chaltu Girma (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish middle and long distance runner of Ethiopian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1985 |