Yeliz Ay Explained

Yeliz Ay
Sport:	Race walker
Birth Date:	9 November 1977
Birth Place:	Ankara, Turkey
Pb:	10000m walk: 46:52.1 10km walk: 46:12 20km walk: 1:34:57

Yeliz Ay (born 9 November 1977 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish female racewalker.^[1] She studied at Süleyman Demirel University.^[2]

She was the winner of the 5th Royal Leamington Spa EAA Race Walking Grand Prix in 2004, clocking 1:43.15. Ay was named the competition's best technical walker as well.^{[3] [4]}

She is the holder of the national records in 5000m walk (track), 10000m walk (track), 20000m walk (track), 10 km walk (road) and 20 km walk (road).

Personal bests

According to IAAF database, her personal bests are:^[1]

• 10000m walk: 46:52.1 - Ankara (TUR), 06.02.2005
• 10 km walk: 46:12 - Dublin (IRE), 27.06.2004
• 20 km walk: 1:34:57 - Minsk (BLR), 08.07.2004

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ay, Yeliz . IAAF . 2012-04-07 .
2. Web site: Atletizm Kafilesi Listesi . Universiade 2005 Izmir . tr . 2013-08-16 .
3. News: Milli atlet Yeliz Ay'ın başarısı . Mynet Haber . 2004-03-23 . tr . 2012-04-07 .
4. News: Sports Turkish Digest . . 2004-03-24 . 2012-04-07 .