Yasemin Can

Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on 11 December 1996[3]) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.[4][5][6][7] She is the reigning 10,000 m European champion.[8] Can is a six-time European Championship medallist, including three gold medals and the 5000 m/10,000 m double in 2016, and a four-time European Cross Country champion.

Yasemin Can
Can (right) at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
Birth nameVivian Jemutai
NationalityKenyan
Turkish
Born (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996
Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportLong-distance running
ClubEnkaspor (Istanbul)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 14:36.82 (2017)
10,000 m: 30:26.41 (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Amsterdam5000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Amsterdam10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich10,000 m
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin5000 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Belgrade3000 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran5000 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Bydgoszcz5000 m
Gold medal – first place2017 Bydgoszcz10,000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 ChiaSenior race
Gold medal – first place2017 ŠamorínSenior race
Gold medal – first place2018 TilburgSenior race
Gold medal – first place2019 LisbonSenior race
Bronze medal – third place2016 ChiaSenior team
Bronze medal – third place2017 ŠamorínSenior team

She competed for Kenya before 13 March 2016, when she officially became eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions.[9][10] Can is the Turkish record holder for the half marathon, and the Turkish indoor record holder for the 3000 m and 5000 m. She is a two-time Turkish champion.

Career

Can earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m event in the 2016 Rio Olympics running 15:08.46 at the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul.[6] She secured another quota spot for the 10,000 m event running 31:30.58 at the Turkish Championships in Mersin. She set a new European under-23 record with her time.[11]

She took part at the Golden Gala leg of 2016 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy, and placing sixth in the 5000 m in a time of 14:37.61.[12]

Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her time of 31:12.86 improved her own European U23 record by 18 seconds.[13] She won her second gold medal in the 5000 m at the same championship.[14]

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she was a finalist in the fastest 10,000 m race in the history, placing seventh with a personal best time of 30:26.41.[15]

On 5 March 2017, Can won a silver medal in the 3000 m at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade behind Laura Muir.[3]

Can won gold medals in the women's 10,000 m and 5000 m at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3]

In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[16]

On 15 August 2022, Can won the gold medal and regained her European 10,000 m title at Munich 2022, finishing in a time of 30:32.57.[8] She placed second in the 5000 m behind Konstanze Klosterhalfen and ahead of Eilish McColgan three days later.[3]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Turkey
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 11th Half marathon 1:20:18
3rd Team 3:55:37
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 5000 m 15:18.15
1st 10,000 m 31:12.86 EL
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 5000 m 14:56.96
7th 10,000 m 30:26.41 PB
European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 1st Senior race 24:46
1st Senior team 35 pts
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 3000 m i 8:43.46 NR
Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd 5000 m 14:53.50
1st 10,000 m 31:18.20 GR
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 5000 m 15:01.67 CR
1st 10,000 m 31:39.80 CR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th (h) 5000 m 15:08.20
11th 10,000 m 31:35.48
European Cross Country Championships Šamorín, Slovakia 1st Senior race 26:48
3rd Senior team 54 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 5000 m 14:57.63 SB
4th 10,000 m 32:34.34
European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 1st Senior race 26:05
7th Senior team 88 pts
2019 European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st Senior race 26:52
4th Senior team 53 pts
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 7th Half marathon 1:06:20 NR
6th Team 3:31:39
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 5000 m 14:46.49
11th 10,000 m 31:10.05 SB
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 14th Senior race 28:38
2022 European 10,000 m Cup Pacé, France 1st 10,000 m 31:20.18 EL
2nd Team 1:37:14.68
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st 5000 m 15:23.47
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st 5000 m 16:23.1h
1st 10,000 m 32:34.33 IRM
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 5000 m 14:56.91
1st 10,000 m 30:32.57 SB
European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy – Senior race DNF
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 12th (h) 3000 m 9:01.341

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests
Road

National titles


References
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  2. "Yasemin Can" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpik Komitesi. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "Yasemin CAN – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Yasemin Can". IAAF. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. "Yasemin Can". IAAF Diamond League. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. "Ataköy'de ilk gün 4 rekor". Atletizm Dünyası (in Turkish). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. "Yasemin Can". European Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. "Former champion Can regains her 10,000m title with masterful surge in Munich". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. Bloom, Ben (7 July 2016). "Seven Kenyans, two Jamaicans and a Cuban competing for Turkey". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. "Eligibility – transfer of allegiance )Transfers that have taken place as at 29 March 2016)" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. "Milli Atletler Meryem Akda, Yasemin Can ve Polat Kemboi Arıkan'dan Büyük Başarı". Habercisiz (in Turkish). 1 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. "Yasemin Can 5000 metrede Avrupa'nın lideri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. "Yasemin Can wins Women's 10000m gold at 2016 European Athletics Championships". Daily Sabah. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. "Yasemin Can'dan tarihi duble!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. "Yasemin Can PB in Rio". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  16. "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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