Nilay Esen Ersun (born January 3, 1987) is a Turkish female
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 ...
specialized in
marathon
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She is a member of
Bursa Büyülşehir Belediye SK.
In 2005, she received a two-year ban from the track due to positive testing for illegal substance
Metenolone
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She took part at the 2015
Hamburg Marathon
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in Germany, and finished in 2:37:09, meeting the
qualifying time standard for Olympics. So, she earned a quota spot for
women's marathon in the
2016 Summer Olympics
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References
1987 births
People from Antakya
Sportspeople from Hatay Province
Turkish female long-distance runners
Turkish female marathon runners
Doping cases in athletics
Turkish sportspeople in doping cases
Living people
Bursa Büyükşehir Bld. SK (women's volleyball) players
20th-century Turkish sportswomen
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
Sportspeople from Hatay
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