Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 female sprinter

Sprint (race)

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 competing in hurdling

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education

Physical education

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 at Mersin University

Mersin University

Mersin University is a state university, built in 1992 in Mersin province, Turkey. The university has about 25,000 students, 1,405 academic staff and a number of foreign and guest academic staff....

, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K.

Fenerbahçe Athletics

Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe Athletics use Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:-Men's squad:* Oğuz Akça* Halil Akkaş* Caner Alagöz...

 athletics club. She is also the current holder of both 60 m hurdles and 100 m hurdles national records.

Biography

Yanıt competed between 2007-2008 for Vestel Athletics. In 2008, she joined Fenerbahçe Athletics

Fenerbahçe Athletics

Fenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe Athletics use Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:-Men's squad:* Oğuz Akça* Halil Akkaş* Caner Alagöz...

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Competition

Yanıt won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade

Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition at the 2007 Summer Universiade was held in the Main Stadium at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, between 9 August and 14 August 2007.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals table:-Results:******...

 in Bangkok

Bangkok

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, Thailand

Thailand

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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, she ran at the semifinals in the 100 m hurdles, an achievement no Turkish athlete had ever succeeded before in short-distance track events at the Olympics.

Yanıt participated at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Turkey at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Turkey participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy from 25 June to 5 July, 2009.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Karate:Women's kumite- Golf:MenWomen- Artistic:Men...

 in Pescara

Pescara

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, Italy

Italy

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 and won the gold medal

Gold medal

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 in women's 100 m hurdles

Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...

. She was the winner in the 100 m hurdles at the European Cup First League Group B held on June 18, 2006 in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

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, Greece

Greece

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At 2010 European Athletics Championships

2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :-Semifinal 1:...

 in Barcelona, she won the gold medal by breaking the 100 m hurdles national record with 12.63 s just edging favourites, Derval O'Rourke

Derval O'Rourke

Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...

 and Carolin Nytra

Carolin Nytra

Carolin Nytra is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the...

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Achievements

2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th (h)	4x100m relay	46.32 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on 12 and 13 August.- Medalists :- Schedule :- Results :- Heats :...
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	9th (h)	60m hurdles	8.11 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles The Women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.-Medalists:-Heats:First 2 of each heat and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.-Final:...
	European U23 Championships 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships The 6th European Athletics U23 Championships was held between 12 and 15 July 2007 in the Gyulai István Athletic Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-References:General*-External links:**...	Debrecen, Hungary	1st	100m hurdles	12.93
	Universiade Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2007 Summer Universiade was held in the Main Stadium at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, between 9 August and 14 August 2007.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals table:-Results:******...	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	100m hurdles	13.07
	World Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...	Osaka, Japan	12th (sf)	100m hurdles	12.85 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from August 27 to August 29.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Heats:...
2008	World Indoor Championships 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, March 7-9, 2008.-Bid:Valencia was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on November 13, 2005 at an IAAF Council meeting in Moscow, Russia.-Men:...	Valencia, Spain	14th (sf)	60m hurdles	8.19
	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Beijing, China	14th (sf)	100m hurdles	13.28
2009	Mediterranean Games Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...	Pescara, Italy	1st	100m hurdles	13.08 Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Results These are the official results of the athletics competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games taking place on June 30 – July 3, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-100 meters:Heats – July 1Wind:Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +2.4 m/sFinal – July 1Wind:+1.0 m/s...
	Universiade Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.-Men's events:In Long Jump, Kim Deok-Hyeon's record is not unofficial....	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	100m hurdles	12.89
	World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....	Berlin, Germany	15th (sf)	100m hurdles	12.99 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories on the World Athletics...
2010	European Athletics Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	100m hurdles	12.63 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :-Semifinal 1:...
2011	Universiade Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal Table:-Participating nations:...	Shenzhen, China	6th	100m hurdles	13.27 Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 18-19 September.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 4 of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals....
	World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....	Daegu, South Korea	22nd (sf)	100m hurdles	13.31 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles The Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 3.Prior to the competition, Australian Sally Pearson led the season's rankings with a time of 12.48 seconds and was undefeated on the Diamond League circuit...