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Emre Zafer Barnes

Emre Zafer Barnes

Jamaican-Turkish sprinter (born 1988)

Emre Zafer Barnes, (born Winston Barnes on 7 November 1988) is a Jamaica-born Turkish sprinter.[1]Barnes won the 100 m race at the 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala in Austria.[2] Also at 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games he was awarded third place while he was in 4th place due to photo finish mistakes.[3]

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Winston Barnes on track at 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala.

By July 2015, he switched allegiance to Turkey, and adopted the Turkish given name Emre Zafer.[4] In his first season in Turkey, Barnes was the member of the team, which set a new Turkish record in 4 × 100 m relay in Erzurum.[5]

He competed in the 100 m event at the 2016 Ricardo Romo Invitational of University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, and earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance.[6]

Competition record

Following contains competitions with medal wins only:[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Emre Zafer Barnes". All Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Salzburg (Austria), 27.5.2015". Track in Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    "اختصاصی/ مقام پنجمی حسن تفتیان در فینال دوی 100 متر بازی‌های کشورهای اسلامی". فوتبالی (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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    "Another Jamaican athlete Winston Barnes makes the switch to Turkey ?". IRIE FM. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Türkiye'nin Jamaikalı iki atleti Hızımıza hız katmaya geldiler". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Emre Zafer Barnes Atletizmde Olimpiyat Barajını Geçti" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Winston Barnes - Stats". MileSplit JAM. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Erzurum (Turkey), 11-12.6.2016". Track in Sun. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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