- Mehmet Terzi
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Mehmet Terzi Personal information Nationality Turkey Born May 5, 1955
Kurtköy, Bilecik Province, TurkeyResidence Ankara, Turkey Sport Sport Running Event(s) Marathon, road running Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 2:10:25 London, 1987 marathon Medal recordCompetitor for 
Turkeyathletics Mediterranean Games Gold 1983 Casablanca Marathon Gold 1979 Split Marathon City marathons Gold 1987 San Francisco Marathon Gold 1985 Istanbul Marathon Silver 1983 Frankfurt Marathon Silver 1978 Paris Marathon Mehmet Terzi (born May 5, 1955) is a former medal-winning long-distance runner from Turkey, who specialized in marathon. Since 2004, he serves as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu).
Terzi was born on May 5, 1955 at Kurtköy in Bilecik Province, mid-western Turkey. He competed in 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and cross-country in various clubs in Eskişehir, Mersin, Ankara, Bursa, Zonguldak and Istanbul after entering athletics in 1970 in Eskişehir.[1]
Mehmet Terzi won the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia and 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca, Marocco for marathon and at the road running Istanbul, Turkey in 1985 and San Francisco, USA in 1987 after receiving the silver medal in 1978 Paris, France and 1983 Frankfurt, Germany marathons.[1]
He competed for Turkey in marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics, however without achieving a top rank.[1]
In 2004, Mehmet Terzi was elected president of the Turkish Athletic Federation for a term of four years. He was re-elected for the same post for another four-years term in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Mehmet Terzi (Atletizm Federasyonu Başkanı)" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu. http://www.taf.org.tr/FckUploadedFiles/m.terzi%286%29.jpg. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- IAAF profile for Mehmet Terzi
Mediterranean Champions in Men's (Half) Marathon At the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain the classic distance was replaced by the Half Marathon 1949: Mustafa Kaplan (TUR) • 1951: Ahmet Aytar (TUR) • 1955: Abdel Herin (EGY) • 1959: Bakir Benaïssa (MAR) • 1963: Bakir Benaïssa (MAR) • 1967: Antonio Ambu (ITA) • 1971: Giovanbattista Bassi (ITA) • 1975: Antonino Baños (ESP) • 1979: Michael Koussis (GRE) • 1983: Mehmet Terzi (TUR) • 1987: Enrico Oligarbadessi (ITA) • 1991: Salah Qoqaiche (MAR) • 1993: Davide Milesi (ITA) • 1997: Azzedine Sakhri (ALG) • 2001: Sergio Chiesa (ITA) • 2005: Saïd Belhout (ALG) • 2009: Ahmed Baday (MAR)
Istanbul Men's Marathon Winners 1979: Hasan Saylan (TUR) · 1980: Necmettin Sağlam (TUR) · 1981: Süleyman Sılacı (TUR) · 1982: İsmail Karagöz (TUR) · 1983: Ian Thompson (GBR) · 1984: Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR) · 1985: Mehmet Terzi (TUR) · 1986: Hanefi Atmaca (TUR) · 1987: Jeus Worsner (DEN) · 1988: Ahmet Altun (TUR) · 1989: Aydın Çeken (TUR) · 1990: Gazi Aşıkoğlu (TUR) · 1991: Terry Mitchell (GBR) · 1992: Cihangir Demirel (TUR) · 1993: Jacop Ngunzu (KEN) · 1994: B. Goromonzi (ZIM) · 1995: Stephen Langart (KEN) · 1996: Stephen Langart (KEN) · 1997: Moges Taye (ETH) · 1998: Moges Taye (ETH) · 1999: Moges Taye (ETH) · 2000: Josephat Kipchoge Rop (KEN) · 2001: Turbe Bedaso (ETH) · 2002: David Kiptanui (KEN) · 2003: Belay Welashe (ETH) · 2004: David Kiptanui (KEN) · 2005: Joseph Mbithi (KEN) · 2006: Mindaugas Pukštas (LTU) · 2007: David E. Cheruiyot (KEN) · 2008: Kasime Adilo Roba (ETH) · 2009: Kasime Adilo Roba (ETH) · 2010: Vincent Kiplagat (KEN) · 2011: Vincent Kiplagat (KEN)
Categories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Turkish long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Turkish sports officials
- People from Bilecik Province
- Istanbul Marathon winners
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