| Serap Aktaş | |
| Sport: | Long-distance |
| Club: | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1971 |
| Height: | 1.63m (05.35feet) |
| Weight: | 46kg (101lb) |
| Coach: | Neşe ÇETİN |
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Serap Aktaş (born September 25, 1971 in Ceyhan, Turkey) is a Turkish female middle and long-distance runner, who later specialized in marathon.[1] She holds various Turkish records.
In 1994, she finished the Istanbul Marathon first in the women's category, an achievement not reached yet by any other Turkish female athlete. She won the gold medal in women's marathon at the 1997 Mediterranean Games held in Bari, Italy. Serap Aktaş represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in marathon finishing 23rd and 37th respectively.[2]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 24th (h) | 3000m | 9:07.04 | |
| 17th | 10,000m | 32:59.76 | ||||
| Istanbul Marathon | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Marathon | 2:46:42 [3] | ||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 23rd | Marathon | 2:36:14 | ||
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:39:22 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 37th | Marathon | 2:42:40 | |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Marathon | 2:43:18 | |