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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1985 Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | middle-distance and long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yahya Sevüktekin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Binnaz Uslu (born March 12, 1985 in Ankara) is a retired Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She was banned from sport for life in 2014, after her second doping violation.[1] The 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall athlete at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Enkaspor athletics team, where she was coached by Yahya Sevüktekin. Uslu is a student at the Gazi Üniversitesi in Ankara.[2][3]
She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge Gürler, Birsen Bekgöz and Pınar Saka in 3:40.75 minutes. In 2006 at the 13th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy she won the gold medal in the under 23 section.[4]
She won the silver medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships behind Jessica Augusto.[5]
Doping
Uslu failed a drug test for doping taken by the IAAF during a camp in Antalya, Turkey on March 13, 2007. She was banned from athletics from March 2007 to March 2009.[6] Her coach Yahya Sevüktekin was also banned.[7]
In 2014, she was banned from sport for life after IAAf re-analyzed a sample she had given at the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu.[1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Turkey | |||||
| 2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 98th | Junior race (6.215 km) | 27:23 |
| European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:23.10 | |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 39th | Junior race (6 km) | 22:37 |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st (semis)[8] | 800 m | 2:02.85 | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 22nd (heats) | 800 m | 2:03.46 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Heringsdorf, Germany | 1st | Junior race (3.64 km) | 15:32 | |
| 2005 | World Cross Country Championships | St Etienne - St Galmier, France | 24th | Short race (4.196 km) | 14:11 |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 3rd | 800 m | 2:02.68 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.75 | |||
| European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 7th (h)[8] | 800m | 2:04.27 | |
| 1st | 5000m | 15:57.21 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (heats) | 800 m | 2:03.73 | |
| Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.42 | |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 59th | Short race (4 km) | 14:06 |
| European Cross Country Championships | San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy | 1st | Under-23 race (5.975 km) | 18:47 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 4:12.04 |
| 19th (h) | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:15.28 | |||
| European Cross Country Championships | Albufeira, Portugal | 2nd | Senior race (8.170 km) | 26:57 | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 5000 m | 15:41.15 |
| 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:33.50 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th DSQ | 3000 m steeplechase | DSQ (Doping) | |
Personal bests
- 1000 m: 2:41.79 NR junior (2006)
- 1500 m: 4:11.36 (2010)
- 3000 m: 9:06.82 (2010)
- 3000 m steeplechase: 9:24.06 NR (2011)
- 5000 m: 15:57.21 (2005)
- 10,000 m: 34:34.79 (2006)
See also
- List of doping cases in athletics
References
- Binnaz Uslu at World Athletics
- ^ a b Doping sanctions - News 155, Positive cases in athletics SANCTIONED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF JULY – AUGUST 2014
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Binnaz Uslu" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Branşlar > Atletizm-2010 Sezonunda" (in Turkish). Enka Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ IAAF Athletics December 10, 2006
- ^ SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Portugal’s Augusto dominates to take gold Archived December 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Doping Rule Violation - Coach". IAAF.org. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ a b Did not show in the final.