Nevin Yanıt
Introduction '''Nevin Yanıt''' (born February 16, 1986) is a Turkish former sprinter specializing in high hurdling.On 29 August 2013, Yanit was banned from athletic competition for two years following a failed doping test in February 2013.After IAAF appealed the length of the ban to the Court of Arbitration for sport, her ban was extended for a further year.
Biography Yanit in 2010 with Turkey flag, at her 1st European title.Yanıt won the 100m hurdles at the 2007 European Under 23 Athletics Championships. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, she reached the semi-finals in the 100m hurdles. Yanıt participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal in women's 100 m hurdles. She won the 100 m hurdles at the European Cup First League Group B on June 18, 2006 in Thessaloniki, Greece. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, she won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles, edging favourites, Derval O'Rourke and Carolin Nytra.At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she progressed to the final in the 100 m hurdles, taking fifth place-a result she of which she was later stripped. At the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, she won the gold medal-a medal of which she was later stripped.
Doping ban In 2013 the Turkish Athletics Federation announced that Yanit had failed a doping test, after traces of testosterone and the anabolic steroid Stanozolol were found in a testing sample. On 29 August 2013, a two-year ban was handed down by the Turkish Federation, precluding Yanit from competition until 5 August 2015.Following IAAF's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for sport, her ban was extended to 3 years for aggravating circumstances. In addition to the positive for two prohibited substances her biological passport data showed that she had been blood doping between June 2012 and February 2013.The IAAF later confirmed that her results since 28 June 2012 had all been voided and she was stripped of her European Championship title and 5th-place finish at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal life Yanıt competed between 2007-2008 for Vestel Athletics. In 2008, she joined Fenerbahçe Athletics. She majored in Physical Education at Mersin University,In 2011, an athletics venue in Mersin with 4,500 seating capacity, built in 2010, was named in her honor.
Achievements Representing 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy19th (h)100m hurdles13.98 (wind: +1.0 m/s) —4 × 400 m relayDQ2005European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania9th (sf)100m hurdles13.91Universiade Izmir, Turkey16th (sf)100m hurdles13.892006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden14th (h)4 × 100 m relay46.322007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom9th (h)60m hurdles8.11European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary1st100m hurdles12.90 (wind: -0.3 m/s)Universiade Bangkok, Thailand2nd100m hurdles13.07World Championships Osaka, Japan12th (sf)100m hurdles12.852008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain14th (sf)60m hurdles8.19Olympic Games Beijing, China14th (sf)100m hurdles13.282009Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy1st100m hurdles13.08Universiade Belgrade, Serbia1st100m hurdles12.89World Championships Berlin, Germany15th (sf)100m hurdles12.992010European Championships Barcelona, Spain1st100m hurdles12.632011Universiade Shenzhen, China6th100m hurdles13.27World Championships Daegu, South Korea22nd (sf)100m hurdles13.312012European Championships Helsinki, FinlandDSQ100m hurdles12.81Olympic Games London, United KingdomDSQ100m hurdles12.58 '''NR'''2013European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, SwedenDSQ60m hurdles7.89 '''EL''' '''NR'''
See also *Turkish women in sports*Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex
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