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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  Turkey |
| Born | (1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 (age 39) Ankara, Turkey |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | middle-distance and long-distance running |
| Club | Enkaspor |
| Coached by | Yahya Sevüktekin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
| Medal record | |
Binnaz Uslu (born March 12, 1985, in Ankara) is a retired Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was banned from sport for life in 2014, after her second doping violation.
The 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Enkaspor athletics team, where she was coached by Yahya Sevüktekin. Uslu was a student at the Gazi University in Ankara.
She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Birsen Bekgöz and Pınar Saka in 3:40.75 minutes. In 2006 at the 13th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy she won the gold medal in the under 23 section.
She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships behind Jessica Augusto.
Doping
Uslu failed a drug test for doping taken by the IAAF during a camp in Antalya, Turkey on March 13, 2007. She was banned from athletics from March 2007 to March 2009. Her coach Yahya Sevüktekin was also banned.
In 2014, she was banned from sport for life after the IAAf re-analyzed a sample she had given at the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu.
International competitions
Personal bests
- 1000 m: 2:41.79 NR junior (2006)
- 1500 m: 4:11.36 (2010)
- 3000 m: 9:06.82 (2010)
- 3000 m steeplechase: 9:24.06 NR (2011)
- 5000 m: 15:57.21 (2005)
- 10,000 m: 34:34.79 (2006)
See also
References
- ^ Doping sanctions - News 155, Positive cases in athletics SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF JULY – AUGUST 2014
- "Sporcular/Atletizm-Binnaz Uslu" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- "Branşlar > Atletizm-2010 Sezonunda" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- IAAF Athletics December 10, 2006
- SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Portugal’s Augusto dominates to take gold Archived December 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
- "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- "Doping Rule Violation - Coach". IAAF.org. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
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| European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's 5000 metres | |
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| World University Games champions in women's 3000 metres and 5000 metres | |
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| World University Games champions in women's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Ankara
- Turkish female middle-distance runners
- Turkish female steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes for Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey
- Turkish sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in athletics
- Enkaspor athletes
- Gazi University alumni
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Turkish sportswomen