Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club in Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Athletics' homeground are the Dereağzı Facilities in Kadıköy, belonging to the club.
| Full name | Fenerbahçe SK Athletics |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues) |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Ground | Dereağzı Facilities, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Chairman |  Ali Koç |
| Manager | Ziya Özel |
| League | Turkish Men's Athletics League Turkish Women's Athletics League |
| 2016 | Runners-up (Men) Runners-up (Women) |
| Website | http://www.fenerbahce.org/atletizm |
Fenerbahçe has been active in athletics since 1913 and is the Turkish club that has won the most official championships in Turkey and the most championships in European Cups (21 times); the majority of the significant international successes of the Turkish national team, especially the medals won in the Olympics, have been won by yellow-navy athletes.
Men's team; has been in the top two in the 37 seasons of the Turkish League organized since 1987 and has led the way with 23 championships. In addition; He became champion 11 times in the Turkish Championship held between 1951-1987, 24 times in the Istanbul Championship held until 1988, 17 times in the Rose Cup, 15 times in the Turkish Cross Country Championship, 5 times in the Turkish Cross Country League and 24 times in the Istanbul Cross Country Championship.
Having participated in the European Champion Clubs' Cup since 1985, men's team has won 3 championships (1993, 2006 and 2009) and 4 second places at the A team level, 4 championships (2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019) and 4 second places in the youth category, 4 championships (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2023), 5 second places and 2 third places in the youth cross-country.[1]
Women's team appeared on the track for the first time in 1947 (Mübeccel Argun, who became the champion of the first women's races in 1926, was also a Fenerbahçe athlete). After a 23-year inactivity after 1971, it was re-established in 1994 and since 1995, it has been in the top two in all of the last 29 seasons of the Turkish League and has become the champion 10 times. It has also become the champion 4 times in the Turkish Cross Country League, 1 time in the TAF League, 1 time in the Atmalar League, 1 time in the Turkish Cross Country Championship, 12 times in the Istanbul Championship and 13 times in the Istanbul Cross Country Championship.
Since 1996, women's team, which has been competing in the European Champion Clubs Cup, has won 3 second and 1 third place at the A team level, 8 championships (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) and 2 second places in the youth category, 4 championships (2015, 2018, 2019 and 2024), 3 second places and 1 third place in the youth cross-country.[1]
All three medals Turkey has won in the Olympics in athletics were won by Fenerbahçe athletes Ruhi Sarıalp (1948-bronze), Eşref Apak (2004-silver) and Yasmani Copello Escobar (2016-bronze), Nevin Cevap (2010 and 2012) and Ramil Guliyev (2018) became European champions, Ruhi Sarıalp (1950) and Halil Akkaş (2011) became European third. While Ramil Guliyev became World champion in 2017 and Karin Melis Mey came third in the World in 2009,[2] Ekrem Koçak, Osman Coşgül, Mustafa Batman and Muharrem Dalkılıç won the Inter-Army World championships.
Honours (Men)
editEuropean competitions
edit- Runners-up (1): 2019
Domestic competitions
edit- Turkish Men's Athletics League
- Winners (20) (record): 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Runners-up (10): 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Turkish Men's Athletics Championship
- Winners (11): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1987
- Turkish Cross Country Championship
- Winners (15): 1954, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Turkish Cross League
- Winners (3): 1989, 1994, 1995
- Turkish Throws League
- Winners (1): 2007
- Istanbul Athletics Championship
- Winners (24) (record): 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
- Istanbul Cross Championship
- Winners (24) (record): 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Rose Cup
- Winners (17): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
Honours (Women)
editEuropean competitions
edit- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Third place (1): 2016
Domestic competitions
edit- Turkish Women's Athletics League
- Winners (8): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015
- Runners-up (14): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Turkish Women's Athletics Championship
- Winners (9): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
- Turkish Cross League
- Winners (2): 1999, 2001
- Turkish Cross Country Championship
- Winners (1): 1965
- Turkish Throws League
- Winners (1): 2007
- Istanbul Athletics Championship
- Winners (14): 1926, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970
- Istanbul Cross Championship
- Winners (4): 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965
Current squad
editTechnical staff
edit| Name | Nat. | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ziya Özel | Manager | |
| Gürsel Özyurt | Department Captain | |
| Fikret Çetinkaya | Coordinator | |
| İhsan Özden | Coach | |
| Mesut Tümay | Coach | |
| Ramazan Kutlu | Coach | |
| Artun Talay | Coach | |
| Şenol Özdemir | Coach | |
| Cahit Yüksel | Youth Academy Director |
Current squads
editMen's squad
edit- Maxxim Bernardes
- Kale Pucovsky
- Austin Fraser
- Fahri Arsoy
- Fatih Avan
- Serhat Aydın
- Özkan Baltacı
- Sercan Basım
- Fadıl Bombacı
- Emrecan Ercan
- Ramil Guliyev
- Batuhan Işık
- Davut Karabulak
- Ali Ekber Kayaş
- Ahmet Talha Kılıç
- Berk Köksal
- Alper Kulaksız
- Osmancan Özdeveci
- Berkin Özfırat
- Mustafa Özseçer
- Furkan Şen
- İrfan Yıldırım
- Burak Yılmaz
- Tolga Yılmaz
Women's squad
edit- Sare Bostancı
- Hilal Dündar
- Dilek Esmer
- Yudum İliksiz
- Meryem Kasap
- Emine Selda Kırdemir
- Büşra Nur Koku
- Dilek Koçak
- Demet Parlak
- Özge Soylu
- Emel Şanlı
- Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
- Eda Tuğsuz
- Zehra Uzunbilek
Notable athletes
editHalil Akkaş
Anzhela Atroshchenko - heptathlon, 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist
Youssef Baba - 1500 m, African Champion
Donovan Bailey - former world record holder in 100 m, 2x Olympic gold medalist in 100 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x World Champion in 100 m and 4x100 m relay
Jade Bailey
Selim Bayrak
Ockert Cilliers - 4x400 m relay, 2008 African Championships gold medalist
Justin Gatlin - 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist in 100 m, 3x World Champion in 100 m and 200 m, 2x World Indoor Champion in 60 m and 2x IAAF World Relays gold medalist in 4x100 m relay
Nora Ivanova-Güner - 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist in 100 m and 200 m
Ebru Kavaklıoğlu - 5000 m, 2001 Mediterranean Games gold medalist
Yuliya Krevsun - 800 m, 2009 European Team Championships gold medalist
Merlene Ottey - 200 m and 4x100 m relay, 3x World Champion and 3x World Indoor Champion
Ionela Târlea - 400 m hurdles, 2004 Olympic Games silver medalist, 2x European Athletics Championships gold medalist and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medalist
References
edit- ^ a b "Fenerbahçe SK official website Athletics team achievements". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe SK official website Individual achievements in athletics". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Team Technical Staff". Fenerbahçe.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
External links
edit- Fenerbahçe Athletics website (in Turkish)
- Official Fenerbahçe website (in Turkish and English)