Serap Aktaş

Serap Aktaş (born September 25, 1971 in Ceyhan, Turkey) is a Turkish female middle and long-distance runner, who later specialized in marathon. 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.

Achievements

All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Personal bests

1500 m 4:20.90 (1994) NR

1 mile 4:49.43 (1994) NR

3000 m 9:07.04 (1994) NR

5000 m 15:53.76 (1995) NR

10000 m 32:59.76 (1994) NR

Half marathon 1:13:17 (1997) NR

Marathon 2:31:43 (1999) NR

NR - National record

References

External links

IAAF profile for Serap Aktaş

1971 births

Living people

People from Ceyhan

Olympic athletes for Turkey

Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Turkish female middle-distance runners

Turkish female long-distance runners

Turkish female marathon runners

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey

Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey

Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics

20th-century Turkish sportswomen