Sema Aydemir Explained

Sema Aydemir
Birth Name:Sema Aydemir
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:17 August 1985
Birth Place:Bursa, Turkey
Height:1.69m (05.54feet)
Weight:54kg (119lb)
Country:Turkey
Sport:Athletics
Event:400m hurdles
Club:Enkaspor
Coach:Tayfun Aygün
Pb:400m hurdles: 56.62 (2012)

Sema Aydemir (born 17 August 1985) is a Turkish female sprinter, who is specializes in the 400m hurdles event. The 1.69m (05.54feet) tall athlete at 54kg (119lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where she is coached by Tayfun Aygün.[1] [2]

In her early years she competed in the heptathlon event. Sema Apak qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Her personal best time in the 400m hurdles is 56.62 scored 2012 in Ankara, Turkey.

She is married to Olympic bronze medalist hammer thrower Eşref Apak. The couple has a son named Ali.[4] They divorced in 2016 by agreement.[5]

At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 event with teammates Saliha Özyurt, Birsen Engin and Nimet Karakuş, a silver medal in the 4x400 event with teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Esma Aydemir as well as a bronze medal in the long jump event.[6]

Achievements

Representing
2005European Cup Combined Events 2nd LeagueMaribor, Slovenia22ndHeptathlon4399
2006European Cup Combined Events 2nd LeagueMonzón, Spain19thHeptathlon4607
2009European Cup Combined Events 2nd LeagueMaribor, Slovenia19thHeptathlon4514
2011Summer UniversiadeShenzhen, China11th400m hurdles57.53
European Team Championships 1st Leagueİzmir, Turkey4 × 100 m relay44.71 NR
201221st European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland26th round 1400m hurdles58.93
11th round 14 × 400 m relay3:34.70
201317th Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkeybgcolor=silver 2nd4x400 relay3:43.61
3rd Islamic GamesPalembang, Indonesiabgcolor=cc9966 3rdLong jump5.71 m
bgcolor=silver 2nd4x400 relay3:53.26
bgcolor=gold 1st4x100 relay46.59

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Sema Apak . GSB . Turkish . 2012-07-21 .
  2. News: 4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü . . 2012-07-19 . Turkish . 2012-07-21 .
  3. Web site: Aydemir-Apak Sema . IAAF . 2012-07-21 .
  4. News: Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu . İnternet Spor . 2011-07-11 . Turkish . 2012-07-21 .
  5. News: Sema Apak Survivor'a eşini boşayıp gitti. İnternethaber.
  6. Web site: Athletics-Results . The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games . 2013-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003180333/http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3/0 . 2013-10-03 .