Turkey was represented by 20 athletes, among them 12 women, at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held between July 27 and August 1 in Barcelona, Spain.
Turkey ranked fifth in the countries' medal table. With three gold and one silver medals that have been won all by female athletes, it was Turkey's most successful European championship. Placing two athletes at the first and second positions at one event, Women's 5000 metres, crowned Turkey's participation.
Participants EventMenWomen100 mİzzet Safer 200 mİzzet SaferMeliz Redif400 mMeliz Redif Pınar Saka 1500 mAslı Çakır Binnaz Uslu Sultan Haydar3000 m steeplechaseBinnaz Uslu 5000 mHalil Akkaş Kemal Koyuncu Mert GirmalegeseAlemitu Bekele Elvan Abeylegesse Meryem Erdoğan10000 mKemal KoyuncuElvan Abeylegesse Meryem Erdoğan100 m hurdlesNevin Yanıt400 m hurdlesTuncay OrsBirsen Engin Özge GürlerHigh JumpBurcu Ayhan4 × 100 m Hakan Karacaoğlu İzzet Safer Mustafa Delioğlu Sezayi Özkaya 4 × 400 m Birsen Engin Meliz Redif Pinar Saka Özge Gürler
Results
Men Track and road events EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank 100 mİzzet Safer10.687---- Did not advance 200 mİzzet Safer21.417---- Did not advance 5000 mHalil Akkaş14:07.4210---- Did not advanceKemal Koyuncu13:47.417----14:17.3213Mert Girmalegese13:36.325----13:45.259 4 × 100 mHakan Karacaoğlu İzzet Safer Mustafa Delioğlu Sezai Özkaya40.237---- Did not advance 10000 mKemal Koyuncu------30:28.8322 400 m HTuncay Örs51.416---- Did not advance
Women Track and road events EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank 200 mMeliz Redif24.537---- Did not advance 400 mMeliz Redif54.197---- Did not advancePınar Saka54.337---- Did not advance 1500 mAslı Çakır4:05.531----4:02.175Binnaz Uslu4:12.0410---- Did not advanceSultan Haydar Did not finish---- Did not advance 3000 m SBinnaz Uslu10:15.289---- Did not advance 5000 mAlemitu Bekele------14:52.20 CR1Elvan Abeylegesse------14:54.442Meryem Erdoğan------15:14.92 PB7 10000 mElvan Abeylegesse------31:10.23 EL1Meryem Erdoğan------31:44.86 PB5 100 m HNevin Yanıt12.891--12.71112.63 NR1 400 m HBirsen Engin58.196---- Did not advanceÖzge Gürler58.988---- Did not advance 4 × 400 mBirsen Engin Meliz Redif Pınar Saka Özge Gürler3:33.135---- Did not advance
Field events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRank High jumpBurcu Ayhan1.9251.929
Medalists EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank 10000 mElvan Abeylegesse 31:10.23 EL100 m HNevin Yanıt 12.63 NR5000 mAlemitu Bekele14:52.20 CR5000 mElvan Abeylegesse14:54.44
References Participants list (men) Participants list (women)