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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Turkey |
| Born | March 12, 1985 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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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.[4]
She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships behind Jessica Augusto.[5]
- ^ 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.