Yavuz Ağralı

Yavuz Ağralı (born 9 April 1992) is a Turkish long-distance running athlete[1] who will compete in the marathon for Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Yavuz Ağralı
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1992-04-09) 9 April 1992
Bingöl, Turkey
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon
ClubZeytinburnu Beştelsiz S.C.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
Balkan Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 ZagrebMarathon
Balkan Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 ZagrebHalf marathon
Silver medal – second place2014 ZagrebHalf marathon

Yavuz Ağralı was born in Bingöl, eastern Turkey on 9 April 1992. Competing in marathon, he is a member of the Zeytinburnu Beştelsiz S.C. in Istanbul.[1]

Ağralı became runner-up at the 2014 Zagreb Half Marathon, held within the Balkan Half Marathon Championships.[2] He won the Zagreb Marathon with 2:18:22 held within the 2017 Balkan Marathon Championships.[3] In 2020, he took the silver medal a second time at the Zagreb Half Marathon.[2]

On 23 February 2021, he participated at the Seville Marathon, where he passed the Olympic minimum limit. He then completed a 130-day training camp in Ethiopia, and went to his hometown Bingöl after his return to Turkey. The Turkish Athletic Federation selected him for participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. "Yavuz Ağralı" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. "Milliler'den Balkan Yarı Maraton'da beş kürsü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "Yavuz Ağralı maratonda Balkan şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. Korkulutaş, Rıdvan (29 May 2021). "Milli atlet Yavuz Ağralı, 2020 Tokyo Olimpiyat Oyunları'na seçilmenin gururunu yaşıyor". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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