Ayetullah Aslanhan
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2001 Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Physical education and Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Bitlis Eren University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, half marathon, cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Fenerbahçe Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ayetullah Aslanhan (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish long-distance runner, who competes in the 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, half marathon as well as cross country running events.
Personal life
[edit]Ayetullag Aslanhan was born on 1 January 2001.[1] After completing his secondary education at Private Altınyıldız College Anatolian High School in Nevşehir,[2] he entered Physical Education and Sports College of the Bitlis Eren University.[3] He lives in Bitlis, eastern Turkey.[4][5]
Sport career
[edit]Aslanhan started athletics in 2015 with the support of his older brother.[5]. He continued to run long-distance during his high school years. In 2018, he became champion at the Turkish CrossCountry Championships.[2] He is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics.[6]
Aslanhan took the silver medal in the 3000 m event at the 2017 Balkan U18 Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7]
He captured the gold medal in the 3000 m event at the 2018 Balkan U18 Championships in Istanbul.[8]
He won the silver medal in the 5000 m event at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden,[6] the bronze medal in the 5000 m event at the 2019 Balkan Athletics Championships in Pravets, Bulgaria,[9] and another silver medal in the 6 km event of the U20 category at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.[10]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, he trained running 20 km every day at the Bitlis 8 Ağustos Stadium under the supervision of the national team coach Fahri Tunçtan.[5]
Aslanhan received the silver medal in the half marathon individual event, and the gold medal in the half marathon team event with teammates Sezgin Ataç, Ömer Amaçtan and Mahsun Değer at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China, which were held in 2023.[11]
In 2024, he became bronze medalist in the 5000 m event at the Balkan Athletics Championships in İzmir, Turkey.[12]
He took the bronze medal in the 3000 m event with 8:21.71 at the 2025 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] He competed at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, and won the silver medal in the half marathon team event with teammates Ramazan Baştuğ, Azat Demirtaş and Ömer Amaçtan.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ayetullah Aslanhan". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Altınyıldız Kolejli Ayetullah Aslanhan Türkiye Birincisi" (in Turkish). Özel Altınyıkdız Koleji. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Öğrencisi Ayetullah Aslanhan, Dünya Üniversiteler Şampiyonasında Gümüş Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Balkan Atletizm Salon Şampiyonası'nda Ayetullah Aslanhan Bronz Madalya Kazandı". Tatvan Sesi (in Turkish). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Toktaş, Şener (1 July 2020). "Her gün 20 kilometre koşarak olimpiyata hazırlanıyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Atletlerimiz Avrupa U20 Şampiyonası'ndan madalyalarla dönüyor" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Balkan U18 Championships Istanbul 2017 - 3000m (Boys) Results". Meet Pro. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Turkish Athletics Federation- Balkan U18 Championships - 3000m Boys" (PDF). Balkan Athletics Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "2019 Balkan Athletics Championship". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Gür, Süha (8 December 2019). "Ayetullah Aslanhan, Avrupa Kros Şampiyonası'nda gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Turkish delight at Chengdu 2021 as Ghana win first gold". Inside the Games. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Balkan Championships - Atatürk Stadyumu, Izmir (TUR) - 25–26 MAY 2024". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Erkek yarı maraton takımımızdan gümüş madalya!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.