Monday, August 17, 2015

Aslı Çakır Alptekin (Turkey) has agreed to give up her 1500 m Olympic title and serve an eight-year ban for blood doping.

Aslı Çakır Alptekin

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Aslı Çakır Alptekin
Asli Çakir Alptekin Istanbul 2012.jpg
Aslı Çakır Alptekin during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Birth nameAslı Çakır
Nationality Turkey
Born(1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 29)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance
ClubÜsküdar Belediyespor
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Aslı Çakır Alptekin (born 20 August 1985 in Antalya) is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by her husband, runner Ihsan Alptekin.[1][2] She is 168 cm (5.51 ft) tall and 50 kg (110 lb).[3]


Athletics career[edit]

Çakır Alptekin won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzen, China.[4] She also won the bronze medal in the 1500 m event at the 2012 World Indoor Championships held in Istanbul.[5]
Çakır Alptekin shaved over 5.5 seconds off her personal best in 1500m with 3:56.62 at the Diamond League meet in Paris on 6 July 2012.[6] Six weeks later, she won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 1500 m event.[7]

Doping ban[edit]

Çakır Alptekin received a two-year ban from the track in September 2004 due to positive testing for illegal substances.[8] The positive test came at the 2004 World Junior Championships, where she was the fastest in the heats of the steeplechase and placed sixth in the final.[9]
On 22 March 2013, several news agencies reported that Çakır Alptekin was one of eight athletes who tested positive for banned substances. Çakır Alptekin would face a lifetime ban if the positive test is upheld. Neither the IAAF nor WADA officially commented on the doping allegation.[10][11] On 3 December, the Turkish Athletic Federation announced that they had cleared her of the charges.[12] The IAAF subsequently appealed the Turkish federation's decision to clear Çakır Alptekin to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and again suspended the athlete from competition.[13]
On 17 August 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says it approved a settlement agreed to by Alptekin and the IAAF. Alptekin has agreed to give up her 1500 m Olympic title and serve an eight-year ban for blood doping. Alptekin has forfeited all her results from 29 July 2010, including the 2012 Olympic gold and her 2012 European Championship title.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Çakir returned to the tracks in 2006, motivated by her future husband İhsan Alptekin, who gave up his athletics career early to coach her.[15] The two married in 2011 in Aslı's hometown of Antalya.[16]
Çakır Alptekin is a student of physical education and sports at the Dumlupınar University in Kütahya.[17]

Achievements[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Turkey
2008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China44th (h)3000 m s'chase10:05.76
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany41st (h)3000 m s'chase10:06.64
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, SpainDSQ (5th)1500 m4:02.17
2011Summer UniversiadeShenzhen, ChinaDSQ (1st)1500 m4:05.56
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, TurkeyDSQ (3rd)1500 m4:08.74 NR
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, FinlandDSQ (1st)4:05.31
Summer OlympicsLondon, United KingdomDSQ (1st)4:10.23

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ "Klüplerarası Kros Ligi 1. Kademe (Bayanlar)" (in Turkish). Türk Atletizm. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
  2. Jump up ^ "Aslı Çakır 1500 metrede iddialı". Gazete 5 (in Turkish). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
  3. Jump up ^ "Team Europe: Dobriskey, Dehiba, Çakir to spearhead continental challenge in women's 1500m". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2012. 
  4. Jump up ^ "Aslı Çakır Alptekin, Altın Madalya Kazandı". SonDakika.com (in Turkish). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
  5. Jump up ^ "Eaton’s World record tops tantalising second day - Istanbul 2012 – Day 2 wrap". iaaf.org. IAAF. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Incredible 5000m, world leads from Pearson and Rudisha, Greene close to UK record in Paris". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  7. Jump up ^ "Olympics athletics: Asli Cakir wins women's 1500m for Turkey". BBC Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  8. Jump up ^ Chadband, Ian (1 August 2010). "Incredible 5000m, world leads from Pearson and Rudisha, Greene close to UK record in Paris". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 28 April 2012. 
  9. Jump up ^ IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup • Biographical Summaries IAAF; Retrieved 7 July 2012
  10. Jump up ^ Hart, Simon (3 May 2013). "Turkish Olympic champion Cakir Alptekin dopes positive". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2013. 
  11. Jump up ^ "Asli Cakir Alptekin Charged With Doping". The New York Times. 3 May 2013. 
  12. Jump up ^ http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/turkish-olympic-1500-meter-champ-cleared-of-doping-charges
  13. Jump up ^ "Asli Cakir Alptekin again banned". Associated Press. 13 February 2014. 
  14. Jump up ^ Turkey’s Asli Cakir Alptekin stripped of Olympic 1500m title for doping
  15. Jump up ^ "Unutuldu, tekrar zirveye tırmandı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  16. Jump up ^ "Aslı Çakır Alptekin antrenmanlardan fırsat bulup düğün yapamadı". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  17. Jump up ^ "Kütahya'da Milli Atletlerden Rektör'e Ziyaret". SonDakika.com (in Turkish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011. 

External links[edit]

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