Mazlum Demir (born 19 December 2003) is a Turkish

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who specializes in the 10,000 m walk and 20 km walk. He has champion titles in the 10,000 m event of the World U20 Championship and 20 km event of the Balkan Championship.

Sport career

Demir is coached by Sadullah Ergün in his hometown.

2022

He won the gold medal in the 10,000 m walk event at the 2022 World U20 Championships in

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, Colombia. Demir received the bronze medal in the 20 km race walk event at the 2022 Mediterranean U23 Championships in

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, Algeria.

2023

He finished the 20 km individual event at the 2023 European Race Walking Team Championships in

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, Czech Republic on 17th place. He took the gold medal in the 20 km event with 1:25:38 at the 2023

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, Turkey. He competed in the 20 km walkevent at the 2023 European U23 Championships in

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, Finland, and was disqualified.

2024

End January 2024, Demir became Turkish champion in the 20 km walk event. He finished the 20 km walk event at the 2024 European Championships in

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, Italy with 1:26.33 in the 24th place. He competed at the Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética Meeting of the Gold Competition Group of the World Athletics Race Walking Tour in

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, Portugal, and placed fourth in 1:22:11. This result enabled him to qualify for participation in the mixed marathon walk relay event alongside teammate

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(born 1999) at the

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, France.

Personal life

Mazlum Demir was born in

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, Turkey on 19 December 2003. He completed his secondary education at Batman Sports High School. He is a student of sport coaching in the Faculty of Sport science at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Demir, Mazlum 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Batman, Turkey Adıyaman University alumni Turkish male race walkers World Athletics U20 Championships winners 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Turkey