Bahar Yıldırım
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| Birth name | Bahar Atalay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Bahar Atalay Yıldırım | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1998 Kars, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, cross country and half-marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahar Atalay Yıldırım (born Bahar Atalay; 1 October 1998) is a Turkish long-distance running athlete, who competes over the distances 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m as well as in cross country and half-marathon.
Personal life
Bahar Atalay was born in Kars, Turkey on 1 October 1998. After marriage, she took the surname Yıldırım.[1][2][3][4]
Sport career
2017
She won the silver medal in the juniors category running the 6.5 km in 33:02 at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy.[1]
2019
She competed in the U23 category at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, and placed 19th with 22:12 in 8 km.[5]
2023
At the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, Belgium, her time of 36:56 for seniors in 8 km placed herin the 31st place.[6] She ranked 22nd with 34:30.32 at the 2023 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[7]
2024
She won the silver medal in the 3000 m event with 9:21.37 at the 2024 Balkan Athletics Championships in İzmir, Turkey.[8] The race at the 2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres in Rome, Italy, she did not finish.[9] Yıldırım took part in the 7.5 km Senior Women event at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, and placed 15th with 26:36.53.[10]
2025
She competed as part of the Turkish women's team with Nursema Çeto and Sümeyye Erol in the half-marathon event at the 2025 European Running Championships in Leuven, Brussels, Belgium. She had a time of 1:12.51 and her team placed fourth.[11] In May 2025, she became Turkish champion, and was selected to the national team. She took part at the 2025 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, and placed seventh running her personal best time of 32:15.78.[3] She won the silver medal in the 3000 m event with 9:00.84 at the 2025 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[12] She competed in the 5000 m event at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia, and placed fifth with her time of 15:56.04. She contributed to her team's record with twelve points.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Bizi başarıya alıştırdı". Final (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Karslı atletler, Milli Takım kadrosuna seçildi". Gazete Kars (in Turkish). 24 November 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Cin, Yağmur (4 May 2025). "Karslı Atlet Bahar Yıldırım Türkiye Şampiyonu Olarak Avrupa Yolcusu". Haber49 (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Bahar Yıldırım". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "SPAR European Cross Country Championships 2019 - Cross Country U23 Women Final Results" (PDF). European Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Results Senior Women 9000m: European Cross Country Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "European 10,000m Cup 2023 Results". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Karslı atlet Toptaş Balkan şampiyonu oldu". Yeniçağ (in Turkish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Women 10000m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Senior Women Results - European Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Half Marathon - Women Elite / Team Ranking". European Running Championships Brussels-Leuven. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Bahar Yıldırım Balkan İkicisi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Avrupa Takımlar Şampiyonası 2. Ligi'ni 4. Sırada Tamamladık" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizim Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 July 2025.