Athlete Profile

Elvan Abeylegesse

  • COUNTRY Turkey Turkey
  • DATE OF BIRTH 11 SEP 1982
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
1500 Metres 3:58.28 Moskva 30 MAY 2004
2000 Metres 5:33.83 Istanbul 07 JUN 2003
3000 Metres 8:31.94 Bruxelles 30 AUG 2002
5000 Metres 14:24.68 Bergen 11 JUN 2004
10,000 Metres 29:56.34 Beijing (National Stadium) 15 AUG 2008
10 Kilometres 30:57 Istanbul 14 MAY 2006
15 Kilometres 48:03 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB 2010
20 Kilometres 1:03:48 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB 2010
Half Marathon 1:07:07 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB 2010
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
3000 Metres 9:08.82 Pireás 18 FEB 2001
Progression - Outdoor
1500 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2006 4:11.61 Izmir 08 JUL
2004 3:58.28 Moskva 30 MAY
2003 4:07.25 Beograd 25 MAY
2002 4:11.00 Izmir 11 MAY
2001 4:11.31 Istanbul 28 JUL
2000 4:18.7 Izmir 20 MAY
2000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2003 5:33.83 Istanbul 07 JUN
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2009 8:41.85 Castellón 30 MAY
2008 8:57.79 Izmir 05 JUN
2007 9:09.45 Albufeira 26 MAY
2006 8:54.03 Valencia, ESP 27 MAY
2005 8:54.00 Lagos, POR 28 MAY
2004 8:35.83 Doha 14 MAY
2003 8:42.29 Izmir 11 MAY
2002 8:31.94 Bruxelles 30 AUG
2001 8:53.42 Grosseto 21 JUL
2000 9:08.7 Izmir 21 MAY
1999 9:08.29 Bydgoszcz 17 JUL
5000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 16:21.96 Izmir 20 MAY
2010 14:31.52 Paris Saint-Denis 16 JUL
2009 15:30.47 Castellón 31 MAY
2008 14:58.79 Beijing (National Stadium) 19 AUG
2007 15:00.88 Osaka 01 SEP
2006 14:59.29 Göteborg 12 AUG
2005 15:08.59 Lagos, POR 29 MAY
2004 14:24.68 Bergen 11 JUN
2003 14:53.56 Paris Saint-Denis 30 AUG
2002 15:00.49 Hengelo 02 JUN
2001 15:21.12 Grosseto 20 JUL
2000 16:33.77 Santiago de Chile 17 OCT
10,000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2010 31:10.23 Barcelona (O) 28 JUL
2009 31:51.98 Pescara 30 JUN
2008 29:56.34 Beijing (National Stadium) 15 AUG
2007 31:25.15 Ferrara 07 APR
2006 30:21.67 Antalya 15 APR
2001 32:29.20 Tunis 12 SEP
10 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2010 31:56 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB
2008 31:38 San Juan, PUR 24 FEB
2006 30:57 Istanbul 14 MAY
15 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 49:29 Istanbul 11 NOV
2010 48:03 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB
20 Kilometres
Performance Wind Place Date
2012 1:05:41 Paris 14 OCT
2010 1:03:48 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB
Half Marathon
Performance Wind Place Date
2013 1:11:57 Ras Al Khaimah 15 FEB
2010 1:07:07 Ras Al Khaimah 19 FEB
Progression - Indoor
3000 Metres
Performance Wind Place Date
2001 9:08.82 Pireás 18 FEB
1500 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
28th Olympic Games 8 4:00.67 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 28 AUG 2004
3000 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
18th IAAF Grand Prix Final 8 9:01.50 Paris (Chárlety) 14 SEP 2002
IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships 6 9:28.20 Santiago de Chile 22 OCT 2000
1st IAAF World Youth Championships 5 9:08.29 Bydgoszcz 17 JUL 1999
5000 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup 2010 4 16:10.36 Split 05 SEP 2010
The XXIX Olympic Games 2 15:42.74 Beijing (National Stadium) 22 AUG 2008
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 5 15:00.88 Osaka 01 SEP 2007
2nd IAAF World Athletics Final 1 14:59.19 Monaco 18 SEP 2004
28th Olympic Games 12 15:12.64 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 23 AUG 2004
1st IAAF World Athletics Final 1 14:56.25 Monaco 13 SEP 2003
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 5 14:53.56 Paris Saint-Denis 30 AUG 2003
8th IAAF World Championships 8h1 15:22.89 Edmonton 09 AUG 2001
IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships 6 16:33.77 Santiago de Chile 17 OCT 2000
10,000 Metres
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
The XXIX Olympic Games 2 29:56.34 Beijing (National Stadium) 15 AUG 2008
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 31:59.40 Osaka 25 AUG 2007
Senior Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 28 29:26 Mombasa 24 MAR 2007
Junior Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 22 23:30 Oostende 24 MAR 2001
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 9 22:03 Belfast 27 MAR 1999
Short Race
Rank Mark Wind Place Date
28th World Cross Country Championships 90 14:30 Vilamoura 19 MAR 2000