Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz, née Sızmaz, (born November 16, 1978) is a Turkish

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, who specialized in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2001 Mediterranean Games held in

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. She set a women's course record on the way to victory at the 2009 Madrid Marathon. She made a strong start at the 2010 Düsseldorf Marathon in April, but ended up dropping out after leading the race early on. Doğan-Sızmaz is currently serving an eight-year competition ban to run from 2017 to 2015 following violations against anti-doping regulations (administration and trafficking).

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Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

- 2:31:13 (2006)

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* 1978 births Living people Turkish female long-distance runners Beşiktaş J.K. athletes Turkish female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Turkish sportswomen 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people) Doping cases in athletics Turkish sportspeople in doping cases {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub