Fenerbahçe_Athletics
Fenerbahçe S.K. (athletics)
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For the parent multi-sport club, see Fenerbahçe S.K.
Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club in Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Athletics' homeground are the Dereağzı Facilities in Kadıköy, belonging to the club.
Quick Facts Full name, Nickname(s) ...
| Full name | Fenerbahçe SK Athletics |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Yellow-Navy Blues Fener |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Ground | Dereağzı Facilities, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Chairman |  Ali Koç |
| Manager | Ziya Özel |
| League | Turkish Men's Athletics League Turkish Women's Athletics League |
| 2016 | Runners-up (Men) Runners-up (Women) |
| Website | Club website |
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The department was founded in 1913 and is one of the most successful in Turkey, with the men's team having won a record 20 championships in the Turkish Men's Athletics League, amongst others. The women's team won 8 championships in the Women's Athletics League and became runners-up in the European Champion Clubs Cup in 2015.
Fenerbahçe has had some of the greatest Turkish athletes in its ranks, who have granted Turkish sports and the club itself numerous Olympic, European and Worldwide honours.
European competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2019
Domestic competitions
- Turkish Men's Athletics League
- Winners (20) (record): 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Runners-up (10): 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Turkish Men's Athletics Championship
- Winners (11): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1987
- Turkish Cross Country Championship
- Winners (15): 1954, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Turkish Cross League
- Winners (3): 1989, 1994, 1995
- Turkish Throws League
- Winners (1): 2007
- Istanbul Athletics Championship
- Winners (24) (record): 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
- Istanbul Cross Championship
- Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Rose Cup
- Winners (17): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
European competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Third place (1): 2016
Domestic competitions
- Turkish Women's Athletics League
- Winners (8): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015
- Runners-up (14): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Turkish Women's Athletics Championship
- Winners (9): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
- Turkish Cross League
- Winners (2): 1999, 2001
- Turkish Cross Country Championship
- Winners (1): 1965
- Turkish Throws League
- Winners (1): 2007
- Istanbul Athletics Championship
- Winners (14): 1926, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970
- Istanbul Cross Championship
- Winners (4): 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965
Technical staff
More information Name, Nat. ...
| Name | Nat. | Position |
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| Ziya Özel | |
Manager |
| Gürsel Özyurt | |
Department Captain |
| Fikret Çetinkaya | |
Coordinator |
| İhsan Özden | |
Coach |
| Mesut Tümay | |
Coach |
| Ramazan Kutlu | |
Coach |
| Artun Talay | |
Coach |
| Şenol Özdemir | |
Coach |
| Cahit Yüksel | |
Youth Academy Director |
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Current squads
Men's squad
- Maxxim Bernardes
- Kale Pucovsky
- Austin Fraser
- Fahri Arsoy
- Fatih Avan
- Serhat Aydın
- Özkan Baltacı
- Sercan Basım
- Fadıl Bombacı
- Emrecan Ercan
- Ramil Guliyev
- Batuhan Işık
- Davut Karabulak
- Ali Ekber Kayaş
- Ahmet Talha Kılıç
- Berk Köksal
- Alper Kulaksız
- Osmancan Özdeveci
- Berkin Özfırat
- Mustafa Özseçer
- Furkan Şen
- İrfan Yıldırım
- Burak Yılmaz
- Tolga Yılmaz
Women's squad
- Sare Bostancı
- Hilal Dündar
- Dilek Esmer
- Yudum İliksiz
- Meryem Kasap
- Emine Selda Kırdemir
- Büşra Nur Koku
- Dilek Koçak
- Demet Parlak
- Özge Soylu
- Emel Şanlı
- Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
- Eda Tuğsuz
- Zehra Uzunbilek
Halil Akkaş- Ruhi Sarıalp - first ever track and field athlete from Turkey to win a medal at the Olympics
- Eşref Apak - hammer throw, 2005 Mediterranean Games gold medalist
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Anzhela Atroshchenko - heptathlon, 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist - Fatih Avan - javelin throw, 2x Mediterranean Games gold medalist
Youssef Baba - 1500 m, African Champion
Donovan Bailey - former world record holder in 100 m, 2x Olympic gold medalist in 100 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x World Champion in 100 m and 4x100 m relay
Jade Bailey-
Selim Bayrak 
Ockert Cilliers - 4x400 m relay, 2008 African Championships gold medalist
Justin Gatlin - 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist in 100 m, 3x World Champion in 100 m and 200 m, 2x World Indoor Champion in 60 m and 2x IAAF World Relays gold medalist in 4x100 m relay- Ramil Guliyev - 200 m, World Champion
Nora Ivanova-Güner - 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist in 100 m and 200 m- Nimet Karakuş - 100 m, World Junior Championships silver medalist
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Ebru Kavaklıoğlu - 5000 m, 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist - Kemal Koyuncu - 1500 m, 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships silver medalist
Yuliya Krevsun - 800 m, 2009 European Team Championships gold medalist- Karin Melis Mey - long jump, 2009 World Championships bronze medalist
- Ercüment Olgundeniz - discus throw, 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing gold medalist
Merlene Ottey - 200 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x World Champion and 3x World Indoor Champion- Tatyana Polnova - pole vaulter, 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist
Ionela Târlea - 400 m hurdles, 2004 Olympic Games silver medalist, 2x European Athletics Championships gold medalist and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medalist- Mehmet Terzi - won the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia and 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca, Morocco for marathon and at the road running Istanbul, Turkey in 1985 and San Francisco, USA in 1987 after receiving the silver medal in 1978 Paris, France and 1983 Frankfurt, Germany marathons and serves as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation since 2004
- Nevin Yanıt - 100 m hurdles, European Champion
- "Team Technical Staff". Fenerbahçe.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- Fenerbahçe Athletics website (in Turkish)
- Official Fenerbahçe website (in Turkish and English)