| 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]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | European Cup Combined Events 2nd League | Maribor, Slovenia | 22nd | Heptathlon | 4399 | |
| 2006 | European Cup Combined Events 2nd League | Monzón, Spain | 19th | Heptathlon | 4607 | |
| 2009 | European Cup Combined Events 2nd League | Maribor, Slovenia | 19th | Heptathlon | 4514 | |
| 2011 | Summer Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 11th | 400m hurdles | 57.53 | |
| European Team Championships 1st League | İzmir, Turkey | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.71 NR | |||
| 2012 | 21st European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th round 1 | 400m hurdles | 58.93 | |
| 11th round 1 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.70 | ||||
| 2013 | 17th Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x400 relay | 3:43.61 |
| 3rd Islamic Games | Palembang, Indonesia | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | Long jump | 5.71 m | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x400 relay | 3:53.26 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4x100 relay | 46.59 | |||