Fatma Demir (born 5 May 1996) is a Turkish

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the

2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships The 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, originally scheduled for 29 March 2020 in Gdynia, Poland, was postponed until 17 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On , the mass participation race was cancelled, while the elite ...

held in Gdynia, Poland. A few months earlier, she won the

Istanbul Half Marathon The Istanbul Half Marathon () is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) that takes place on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey in April. The event is sponsored by Vodafone. It was promoted to the IAAF Gold Label ...

held in

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, Turkey. In 2017, she competed in the women's half marathon at the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北201 ...

held in

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, Taiwan. Two years later, in 2019, she competed in the women's half marathon at the

2019 Summer Universiade The 2019 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXX Summer Universiade () and also known as Naples 2019, or Napoli 2019, was held in Naples, Italy, between 3 and 14 July 2019. It was initially scheduled for Brasília, Brazil in July 201 ...

held in Naples, Italy. She finished in 10th place.

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* Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Turkish female middle-distance runners Turkish female long-distance runners Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade 21st-century Turkish sportswomen {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub