Ayşe Tekdal (born 28 October 1999) is a Turkish female race walker specialising in the 5000 m, 10,000 m and 20 km events.[1] She is a native of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey.[2] She competes for Kayapınar Belediyespor in her hometown.[3]
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| Born | 28 October 1999 Diyarbakır, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Race walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kayapınar belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career
Tekdal won the silver nedal in the 5,000 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia with a personal best time of 22:58.17 behind her countrywoman Meryem Bekmez.[3] At the 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Taicang, China, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km race walk event with her teammate Bekmez.[4] In 2019, she captured the gold medal in the 20 km race walk event of the European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.[5] In 2019, she competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6] She was disqualified after a fourth red card.[6] In She set a new Turkish U23 and seniors record with 21:00.97 in the indoor 5,000 m race walking event at the Turkish Indoor Race Walking Championship on 17 January 2021. Former senior women's record was held by Meryem Bekmez with 21:54.25 set in 2018, and the women's U23 record was of Nergis Adaş.[7]
In 2021, she won the gold medal at the Balkan Race Walk Championship in Antalya, Turkey with a time of 1:30:12, which brought her the participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She became the first Balkan champion Turkish woman race walker.[8]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2016 | European U18 Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | 5,000 m race walk | 22:58.17 PB | [3] |
| 2018 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Taicang, China | 3rd | 10 km race walk (team) | 25 pts | [4] |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 20 km race walk | 1:34:47 | [5] |
| 2021 | 20th Balkan Race Walking Championship | Antalya, Turkey | 1st | 20 km race walk | 1:30:12 | [8][9] |
- PB: Personal best
