Edibe Yağız (born 20 January 2006) is a Turkish long-distance and cross country runner. She is a member of Fenerbahçe S.K. and has won European age-group medals over 3000 metres and 5000 metres.[1]
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| Born | 20 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe began to be coached by Münir Akkoyun at the age of 14 years-old. won bronze medals at the Balkan Under-18 Athletics Championships held in Montenegro in June 2022 at the age of 16 years-old. She finished in second place in the women’s 3000 meters at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[2] She was a bronze medalist over 3000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel behind Sofia Thøgersen and Jess Bailey.[3]
She won the under-20 women's race at the Balkan Cross Country Championship held in Bulgaria in November 2023 and was subsequently selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Belgium.[4]
Running as a member of Fenerbahçe S.K. she was a runner-up at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country junior race in 2024 as the team won the team competition.[5] Later that year she placed fourteenth in the U20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya.[6][7] In 2025, she was a member of the Fenerbache team which retained the U20 women's European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country title.[8]
In August 2025, she was a silver medalist behind Innes Fitzgerald over 5000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[9] She ran a personal best time of 15:43.60 to edge ahead of Germany's Julia Ehrle for the silver medal.[10][11][12] Later in the championships she also had a fourth place finish in the 3000 metres.[13][14] She was selected for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, placing fifth in the women's U20 race.[15][16]
References
edit- ↑ "Edibe Yagız". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "The 16-year-old national athlete is training in the high altitude hills of Van with Olympic goals in mind". Haber1.com. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Balkan champion national athlete also aims for a gold medal in the European Cross Country Championships". trthaber. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fenerbahçe Wins European Athletics Championship!". erzurumgunebakis.com. Feb 26, 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "ECCC XC preview: Olympic star in mixed relay as Turkish clubs seek U20 successes". European Athletics. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "National athlete Yasemin Can finished third in the European Cross Country Championships". 24saatgazetesi.com. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Avrupa Kulüpler Kros Şampiyonası Portekiz'de yapıldı". aa.com. 2 Feb 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (7 August 2025). "INNES FITZGERALD ENJOYS RUNAWAY 5000M VICTORY AT EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Edibe Yağız Avrupa 2'ncisi". taf.org (in Turkish). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "FitzGerald wins her first ever track title with 5000m gold in Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Silver medal from Edibe Yağız". trtspor. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (10 August 2025). "FitzGerald smashes Szabo's 3000m championship record to win distance double". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (9 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 women's U20 preview - FitzGerald poised for hat-trick of titles". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ↑ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.