Turkey at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Turkey at the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
Turkey at the; 2017 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	TUR
in London
Competitors	27 in 17 events
Medals; Ranked = 11th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Turkey has competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Ramil Guliyev	Men's 200 metres	August 10 ^[3]
Silver	Yasmani Copello	Men's 400 metres hurdles	August 9 ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Emre Zafer Barnes	100 metres	10.22	2 Q	10.22	21 Q	10.27	18	Did not advance
Jak Ali Harvey	100 metres	—		10.13	=10 Q	10.16	12	Did not advance
Ramil Guliyev	200 metres	—		20.16	3 Q	20.17	4 Q	20.09
Polat Kemboi Arıkan	10,000 metres	—						DNF	–
Kaan Kigen Özbilen	Marathon	—						2:14.29	14
Mert Girmalegesse	Marathon	—						2:17.36	29
Yasmani Copello	400 metres hurdles	—		49.13	1 Q	48.91	6 Q	48.49
Tarık Langat Akdağ	3000 metres steeplechase	—		8.53.42	44	—		Did not advance
Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu Jak Ali Harvey Emre Zafer Barnes Ramil Guliyev	4 × 100 metres relay	—		38.44 SB	7 q	—		38.73	7
Ahmet Kasap Batuhan Altıntaş Mahsum Korkmaz Yavuz Can	4 × 400 metres relay	—		3:15.45	16	—		Did not advance
Ersin Tacir	20 kilometres walk	—						1:24.43	45
Mert Atlı								1:31.26	58
Salih Korkmaz								DNF	–

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Eşref Apak	Hammer throw	73.55	16	Did not advance
Özkan Baltacı	Hammer throw	74.69	11 Q	74.39	12

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Meryem Akdağ	1500 metres	4:12.51	37	Did not advance
Yasemin Can	5000 metres	15:08.20	16	—		Did not advance
Yasemin Can	10,000 metres	—				31:35.48	11
Fadime Suna Çelik	Marathon	—				DNF	–
Özlem Kaya	3000 metres steeplechase	9.37.06	14	—		Did not advance
Tuğba Güvenç	3000 metres steeplechase	10.13.03	38	—		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Eda Tuğsuz	Javelin throw	63.87	6 Q	64.52	5
Kıvılcım Kaya	Hammer throw	67.76	15	Did not advance