Yasemin Can
Yasemin Can at the 2016 Olympics
|
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vivian Jemutai |
| Nationality |
 Turkey
|
| Born |
December 11, 1996 Kenya |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance |
| Club | Enkaspor |
| Coached by | Carol Santa |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5,000 m: 14:37.61 (2016) 10,000 m: 30:26.41 (2016) |
|
Medal record
|
|
Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on December 11, 1996) is a European champion Turkish female long distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m events. She is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul.
She never competed for Kenya in professional races. On March 13, 2016, she became officially eligible to represent Turkey at international competitions.
Can earned a quota spot for the women's 5000 m event in the 2016 Summer Olympics running 15:08.46 in the Turkish Indoor Championships in Istanbul. She secured another quota spot for 10000 m event running 31:30.58 at the Turkish Championships in Mersin. She set a new European under-23 record with her time.
She took part at the Golden Gala in Rome, Italy of 2016 IAAF Diamond League, and placed the 6th rank in the 5,000 m event with 14:37.61, setting the best time of the year for an African-born athlete now representing a European nation.
Can won the gold medal in the women's 10,000 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Finishing at 31:12.86, she improved her own European under-23 record by 18 seconds, she had set at the Turkish Championships in Mersin on May 1, 2016. Can won her second gold medal in the 5,000 m event at the same championship.
...
Wikipedia