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(Redirected from Sema Apak) Turkish sprinter (born 1985)
Sema Aydemir
Personal information
Birth nameSema Aydemir
NationalityTurkish
Born (1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 39)
Bursa, Turkey
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAthletics
Event400m hurdles
ClubEnkaspor
Coached byTayfun Aygün
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m hurdles: 56.62 (2012)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Palembang Long jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 4x400 m relay

Sema Aydemir (born 17 August 1985) is a Turkish female sprinter, who is specializes in the 400m hurdles event. The 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) tall athlete at 54 kg (119 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where she is coached by Tayfun Aygün.

In her early years she competed in the heptathlon event. Sema Apak qualified for participation in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Her personal best time in the 400m hurdles is 56.62 scored 2012 in Ankara, Turkey.

She is married to Olympic bronze medalist hammer thrower Eşref Apak. The couple has a son named Ali. They divorced in 2016 by agreement.

At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 event with teammates Saliha Özyurt, Birsen Engin and Nimet Karakuş, a silver medal in the 4x400 event with teammates Özge Akın, Birsen Engin and Esma Aydemir as well as a bronze medal in the long jump event.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Turkey
2005 European Cup Combined Events 2nd League Maribor, Slovenia 22nd Heptathlon 4399
2006 European Cup Combined Events 2nd League Monzón, Spain 19th Heptathlon 4607
2009 European Cup Combined Events 2nd League Maribor, Slovenia 19th Heptathlon 4514
2011 Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 11th 400m hurdles 57.53
European Team Championships 1st League İzmir, Turkey 4 × 100 m relay 44.71 NR
2012 21st European Championships Helsinki, Finland 26th round 1 400m hurdles 58.93
11th round 1 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.70
2013 17th Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 4x400 relay 3:43.61
3rd Islamic Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd Long jump 5.71 m
2nd 4x400 relay 3:53.26
1st 4x100 relay 46.59

References

  1. ^ "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atletizm-Sema Apak" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  2. ^ "4x400'ün muhteşem 4'lüsü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ^ "Aydemir-Apak Sema". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  4. "Eşref Apak gelecekten umutlu". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  5. "Sema Apak Survivor'a eşini boşayıp gitti". İnternethaber.
  6. "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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