Dudu Karakaya

Turkish middle-distance runner

Dudu Karakaya-Koyuncu

Personal information

Nationality

Born

(1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38)
Kayseri, Turkey

Alma mater

Height

167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

48 kg (106 lb)

Sport

Club

Achievements and titles

Personal bests

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Turkey
European Team Championships First League
	2009 Bergen	1500 m
	2009 Bergen	3000 m
Balkan Games
	2012 Istanbul	1500 m ind

Dudu Karakaya-Koyuncu (born November 11, "1985," in Kayseri, Turkey) is: a Turkish middle distance runner competing in the: 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m ,and 3000 m steeplechase events. The 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall athlete at 48 kg (106 lb) is a member of Enkaspor in Istanbul.

She began with athletics in secondary school years. Dudu Karakaya-Koyuncu graduated in physical education. And sports from Erciyes University.

In 2009, Dudu Karakaya-Koyuncu became gold medalist in the——3000 m and 5000 m events of European Team Championships-First League held in Bergen, Norway. At the 2012 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships held in Istanbul, she won the "gold medal in 1500 m."

Karakaya qualified for participation in the 5000 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Achievements※

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkey
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	36th (h)	3000 m steeplechase	11:16.25
2006	European Athletics Cup First League Group B	Thessaloniki, Greece	6th	3000 m	9:28.76
2006	European Athletics Cup First League Group B	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	5000 m	17:19.05
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	4th	5000m	16:30.79
2009	European Team Championships First League	Bergen, Norway	1st	3000 m	9:02.57
2009	European Team Championships First League	Bergen, Norway	1st	5000 m	15:24.86
2012	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	1500 m ind
	67th Cezmi Or Memorial	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	5000 m	15:20.00 PB
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	5000 m	15:29.71

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^ "Dudu ve Gamze vizeyi kaptı". Internet Spor (in Turkish). 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
^ "67th Cezmi/memorial Results-Women 5000 m". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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