Meryem Akda, also spelled Akdağ (born Mirriam Jepchirchir Maiyo on August 5, 1992) is a Turkish female middle-distance and long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m events.[1][2][3][4][5] She is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul.[6]
 Meryem Akda in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Mirriam Jepchirchir Maiyo | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1992 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Middle-distance, long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed for Kenya until May 21, 2015. On March 13, 2016, she became officially eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions.[3]
Akda earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m and another one for Women's 3000 m steeplechase event in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Meryem Akda". All Athletics. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Meryem Akda". IAAF. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ a b "Eligibility – transfer of allegiance )Transfers that have taken place as at 29 March 2016)" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Ataköy'de ilk gün 4 rekor". Atletizm Dünyası (in Turkish). 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Mertem Akda". European Athletics. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Türkcell Süper Lig 1.Kademe Yarışmaları" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu - Mersin Atletizm İl Temsilciliği. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "3 atlet daha Rio vizesi aldı". Euro Sport (in Turkish). 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Mersin'de Olimpiyat'a üç kota daha". Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
External links
editMeryem Akda at World Athletics
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