Zeki Öztürk Explained

Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships.

He is the husband of fellow runner, Lale Öztürk.

Competition record

Representing
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	28th (h)	1500 m	3:51.72
1987	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	3:40.53
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	6th	5000 m	13:56.97
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th (sf)	1500 m	3:42.17
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	49th (h)	1500 m	3:54.26
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	17th (h)	5000 m	14:08.99
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	bgcolor=silver	2nd	10,000 m	28:39.56
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	29th (h)	5000 m	13:44.55
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	1500 m	3:43.22
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	4th	5000 m	13:51.79
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	20th (h)	1500 m	3:42.86
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	29th (h)	5000 m	14:06.20
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	11th (h)	3000 m	7:58.33
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	23rd (h)	1500 m	3:41.98
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	21st (h)	1500 m	3:41.58
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (h)	1500 m	3:46.39
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (h)	5000 m	13:45.62
1995	Military World Games	Rome, Italy	bgcolor=gold	1st	5000 m	28:19.77
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	7th	5000 m	14:04.01
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	–	10,000 m	DNF
2002	World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	84th	Half marathon	1:07:21

Outdoor

Indoor