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Ercan Muslu

Ercan Muslu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 36)
Sungurbeyli, Gümüşhane, Turkey
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportMarathon, mountain running
Medal record
Mountain Running
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Denizli Senior

Ercan Muslu (born 1 December 1988 in Sungurbeyli, Gümüşhane) is a long-distance runner from Turkey competing in marathon and mountain running.[1]

He was born in 1988 in Sungurbeyli village (formerly Kuşyuva) of Gümüşhane. After completing the Commerce Vocational High School for Commerce in his hometown, he attended Erciyes University in Kayseri, where he is studying Physical Education and Sports.[2]

In 2012, he became gold medalist in the marathon event at the Balkan Championship in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] The same year, he took the bronze medal at the Balkan Mountain Running Champşonships on 7 June in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria.[3] At the 2012 European Mountain Running Championships held on 7 July in Denizli, Turkey, Muslu won the silver medal after six-time gold medalist Ahmet Arslan.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2006 13th European Cross Country Championships Italy San Giorgio su Legnano J 4th Team Cross country
2007 European Teams Cross Country Championships[5] Turkey Istanbul J 5th Cross country
J 1st Team
2012 Balkan Championships Serbia Belgrade 1st Marathon
Balkan Mountain

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Running Championships

Bulgaria Nova Zagora 3rd Mountain
11th European Mountain Running Championships Turkey Denizli 2nd Mountain
2015 Hamburg Marathon Germany Hamburg 23nd Marathon

References

  1. ^ a b Turhan, Önder (1 May 2012). "Ercan Muslu, Balkan Şampiyonu Oldu". Haber 29 (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ercan Muslu". Gümüş Portreler (in Turkish). 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Balkan Mountain Running Championships-Final results" (PDF). Balkan Athletics Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "11. Avrupa Dağ Koşusu'nda Ahmet Arslan birinci oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Garcia and Morato take individual honours in Istanbul". IAAF. 4 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.