Bahar Doğan Explained

Bahar Doğan
Sport:Long-distance
Club:Üsküdar Belediyespor
Birth Date:2 September 1974
Birth Place:İzmit, Turkey
Height:156cm (61inches)
Weight:48kg (106lb)
Coach:Ertan Hatipoğlu

Bahar Doğan (born September 2, 1974) is a Turkish female long-distance runner, who is specialized in marathon running. She is coached by Ertan Hatipoğlu at Üsküdar Belediyespor.[1] The 156cm (61inches) tall athlete at 48kg (106lb) is a student of physical education and sports at Kocaeli University.[2]

She is the winner of 2012 Adana Half Marathon with 1:16.18.[3]

Bahar Doğan represented Turkey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the marathon event finishing 50th.[4] In 2011, she won the first edition of Darıca Half Marathon in a time 1:14:10.[5] She qualified for participation in the marathon event at the 2012 Olympics in London, and finished in 63rd place.[6]

She took the 5th place in the 10,000 m. event of 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey (35:27:48)[7]

In 2015 she was banned for 2 years for 2011 biological passport irregularities.[8]

Personal bests

According to All-Athletics records, her best times as of March 2012 are:[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hedef Londra 2012 . SporX . 2011-05-06 . Turkish . 2012-03-31 .
  2. Web site: Sporcular/Atletizm-Bahar Doğan . Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında . Turkish . 2012-05-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005031035/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=323 . 2013-10-05 .
  3. News: Adana'da Yağmura Rağmen Maraton Büyük İlgi Gördü . Spor Haberler . 2012-01-08 . Turkish . 2012-03-30 .
  4. Web site: Dogan Bahar . IAAF Home of World Athletics . 2012-03-31 .
  5. Web site: Darıca Yarı Maratonu Sonuclari / Overall Ranking . Depar Timing . 2013-11-24 .
  6. Web site: London 2012 Women's Marathon Results. 22 August 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
  7. http://info.mersin2013.gov.tr/pdf/AT/ATW100101..C73G.ENG.1.0.pdf Official result
  8. Web site: DOPING: Four more Turkish athletes banned by anti-doping. Track Arena. 25 October 2015. 1 December 2015.
  9. Web site: Profile of Bahar Doğan . All-Athletics . 2012-03-31 .