Yeliz Kurt

Yeliz Kurt (born January 15, 1984) is a Turkish female middle distance runner competing mostly in the 800 m and 1500 m as well as 4 × 400 m relay events.^[1] Kurt tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in June 2013 and was handed a two-year ban from sports.

Yeliz Kurt

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1984-01-15) 15 January 1984 (age 40) Trabzon, Turkey
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Enkaspor
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 2:00.91 (2008) 1000 m: 2:39.92 (2009) 1500 m: 4:09.08 (2008) 1 mile: 4:33.82 (2008) 800 m ind: 2:02.47 (2011) 1500 m in: 4:18.7 (2008)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Turkey European Team Championships First League 2011 Izmir 800 m 2009 Bergen 800 m 2009 Bergen 1500 m

Kurt was born in Trabzon, Turkey. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 50 kg (110 lb) was a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor before she transferred to Enkaspor in Istanbul.^[2][3][4]

She won two silver medals, one in 800 m and the other in 1500 m, at the 2009 European Team Championships-First League held in Bergen, Norway. In 2011, she became gold medalist of the 800 m event at the European Team Championships-First League in Izmir, Turkey.

Kurt is the national record holder of 1000 m event with 2:39.92 set in 2009, and shares the record in indoor 4 × 400 m relay event with 3:37.37 set at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Turin, Italy. With her time of 2:02.47, she improved her own national record in indoor 800 m at the ELAN Meeting Bratislava on January 30, 2011.^[5] However, that record was broken on March 9, 2012 by Merve Aydın.