Nagihan Karadere (born 27 December 1984) is a Turkish short-distance and hurdles runner. She is the first and only female athlete to run under 56sec in the 400m hurdles. Turkey's record rating in the 400m hurdles is 55.09 seconds. She competed in the Olympics, passing the threshold at the 2012 London Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1984 Kadirli, Osmaniye Province, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Botaşspor Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Muharrem Or | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China[2] and a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the same competition.
Karadere set a new national record in 400 m hurdles event at the Turkish Super League Final held on July 31, 2011, in Ankara.
She qualified for participation in 400 m hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[3] where she was disqualified for a false start. She was a contestant in Turkish Survivor in 2016 in the Dominican Republic, and appeared in Survivor again in 2022 and 2024.[4][5]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | Summer Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 55.81 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.14 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 26th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.76 | |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.15 | |||
Competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Results |
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| 2016 | Survivor Ünlüler-Volunteers | 5th |
| 2018 | Survivor 2018: Ünlüler-Volunteers Allstar | 2nd |
| 2022 | Survivor All Star | 6th |
References
edit- ^ "Sporcular / Atletizm: Nagehan Karadere". Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Günün tek madalyası Nagihan'dan." Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Nagehan Karadere" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Nagihan Karadere: Bir daha asla Survivor'a katılmam". NTV. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Nagihan Karadere, maruz bırakıldığı istismarı anlattı: 'Mutfakta arkamdan sarıldı'". Cumhuriyet. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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